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Since independence, with Jaja Wachuku as the first Minister for Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations, later called External Affairs, Nigerian foreign policy has been characterised by a focus on Africa as a regional power and by attachment to several fundamental principles: African unity and independence; capability to exercise hegemonic influence in the region: peaceful settlement of ...
Decisive Nigerian victory. Capitulation of Biafra; Second Nigerian Republic (1977–1991) Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result; Shaba I (1977)
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In the 21st century, they have entailed an important, if occasionally uneasy, alliance, following a more chequered diplomatic past. Nigeria has traditionally been among the United States's most important partners in Africa, and together the countries' populations account for more than half a billion people. [1]
British officers inspecting Nigerian recruits. Nigeria participated in World War II as a British colony in September 1939, following the government's acceptance of the United Kingdom's declaration of war on Nazi Germany [1] and entering the war on the side of the Allies.
The Nigerian Army claims that the disputed Boko Haram leader died from injuries to his shoulders while he was performing prayer. [300] [301] On 28 August, the Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari, retracted the military's statement and claimed that the Boko Haram leader was 'wounded' but not killed in the air-strike. [302]
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Nigeria gained its independence from Britain on 1 October 1960 and it was recognized by the United States.Nigeria's long history dates back to the 15th century where it was discovered by the Portuguese navigators in 1472, the slaves were brought to the American colonies from their homeland of West Africa, which has earned Nigeria as a Slave Coast.