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Main articles: History of South Africa (1815–1910) and History of South Africa (1910–1948) Apartheid is an Afrikaans [22] word meaning "separateness", or "the state of being apart", literally " apart - hood " (from the Afrikaans suffix -heid). [23][24] Its first recorded use was in 1929.
Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari GCFR (Hausa pronunciation ⓘ; 25 February 1925 – 28 December 2018) was a Nigerian politician who was the first democratically elected president of Nigeria, after the transfer of power by military head of state General Olusegun Obasanjo in 1979, which gave rise to the Second Nigerian Republic.
Nelson Mandela. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (/ mænˈdɛlə / man-DEH-lə; [1] Xhosa: [xolíɬaɬa mandɛ̂ːla]; born Rolihlahla Mandela; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid activist, politician, and statesman who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black ...
The apartheid Convention was adopted by the General Assembly on 30 November 1973. There were 91 votes in favor, four against (Portugal, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States), and 26 abstentions. It came into force on 18 July 1976, and as of August 2008, it has been ratified by 107 states. [10]
Olusegun Obasanjo. Chief Olusegun Matthew Okikiola Ogunboye Aremu Obasanjo GCFR [1][2] (// ⓘ; Yoruba: Olúṣẹ́gun Ọbásanjọ́ [olúʃɛ́ɡũ ɔbásanɟɔ] ⓘ; born c. 5 March 1937) is a Nigerian general and statesman who served as Nigeria's head of state from 1976 to 1979 and later as its president from 1999 to 2007. Ideologically a ...
The history of Nigeria can be traced to the earliest inhabitants whose remains date from at least 13,000 BC through early civilizations such as the Nok culture which began around 1500 BC. Numerous ancient African civilizations settled in the region that is known today as Nigeria, such as the Kingdom of Nri, [1] the Benin Kingdom, [2] and the ...
The War Against Indiscipline was a mass mobilisation program in Nigeria, organised by the military dictatorship with the aim of correcting social maladjustment. The program began in March 1984 and was in effect until September 1985. It was broader in scope than previous measures; it aimed to attack social maladjustment and widespread corruption ...
1966 Nigerian coup d'état. On 15 January 1966, rebellious soldiers carrying out a military putsch led by Kaduna Nzeogwu [5] and 4 others, killed 22 people [6] including the prime minister of Nigeria, many senior politicians, senior Army officers and their wives, and sentinels on protective duty. [7][8] The coup plotters attacked the cities of ...