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Nigeria and her important dates, 1900-1966. 1966. Day to day events in Nigeria : a diary of important happenings in Nigeria from 1960-1970. 1982. Twenty-one years of independence : a calendar of major political and economic events in Nigeria, 1960-1981. 1982. Institut für Afrika-Kunde; Rolf Hofmeier, eds. (1990). "Nigeria".
July 1960 - Adesoji Aderemi became 1st African to be appointed governor in the Commonwealth; October 1, 1960 - Nigerian Independence Day; October 1, 1960 - Tafawa Balewa became prime minister; October 1, 1960 - Sir James Robertson (1899 - 1983) became governor-general. November 16, 1960 - Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904–1996) became governor general
Nigeria became independent in 1960. From 1967 to 1970, the "Biafra War" raged in the south-east - one of the worst humanitarian disasters of modern times. After three decades mostly of increasingly restrictive military dictatorships, Nigeria became a democratic federal republic based on the US model in 1999.
1960–1979: Civil War: 1967–1970: Second Republic: 1979–1983: Third Republic: 1993–1999: Fourth Republic: ... Insurgency in Southeastern Nigeria 2021–present
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The period between 1 October 1960, when the country gained its independence and 15 January 1966, when the first military coup d’état took place, is also generally referred to as the First Republic. The first Republic of Nigeria was ruled by different leaders representing their regions as premiers in a federation during this period.
30 January – UNICEF protests the sentencing of 13-year-old Omar Farouq to ten years of prison for blasphemy against Allah. Blasphemy is not a crime across Nigeria, but it is a violation of Sharia law, which is followed in Kano State along with civil law. [9]
1960 was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the ... October 1 – Nigeria becomes independent from the United ... 2021) Alfred Gusenbauer, ...