Maga also faced a national crisis of unity, culminating in a failed assassination plot against him in May 1961 led by the main opposition leader, Justin Ahomadegbé-Tomêtin.
Maga införde också en nationell krisenhet, som kulminerade i en misslyckad mordkomplott mot honom maj 1961 under ledning av det störste oppositionsledaren, Justin Ahomadegbé-Tomêtin.