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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.
Nigeria gained independence from Britain under Prime Minister Tafawa Balewa and President Nnamdi Azikiwe. 1961: 11 February A referendum is held in the British Cameroons, resulting in the Northern Cameroons joining Nigeria and the Southern Cameroons joining Cameroon. 1962: Tennessee Nigeria receives offshore oil license. 1963: 1 October
The Cabinet of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was the government of Nigeria, headed by Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, in the years leading up to and following independence. There were three cabinets. The first was established in 1957 when Balewa was appointed prime minister by the British governor-general.
Under the 1963 Constitution, the first constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Nigeria ran the parliamentary system of government with a prime minister and the president replacing the monarch as ceremonial head of state. The prime minister was formed by the leader of the party that won the election.
Prime Minister of Nigeria; B. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa; S. Ernest Shonekan This page was last edited on 3 May 2024, at 06:36 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
During his first few years in office as prime minister, Nigeria was a constitutional monarchy with Elizabeth II reigning as Queen of Nigeria, until Nigeria became a republic in 1963. [4] He was both a defender of Northern special interests and an advocate of Nigerian reform and unity.