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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 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".
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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.
Pages in category "1960s in Nigeria" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... This page was last edited on 18 August 2021, at 13:00 (UTC).
From 1960 to 1963, Nigeria was a sovereign state and an independent constitutional monarchy. Nigeria shared the monarch with Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, and certain other sovereign states. The monarch's constitutional roles were mostly delegated to the governor-general of Nigeria. Elizabeth II was the only monarch to reign during this ...
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]
October - Nigeria participates in the 1964 Summer Olympics and wins its first medal; December - the Nigerian parliamentary election starts and continues into 1965; The National Library of Nigeria whose construction started in 1962 opens; Construction of the Kanji Dam begins; The Nigerian Defence Academy is established