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  2. Prime Minister of Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    The prime minister of Nigeria was a political office in Nigeria. The Prime minister was the head of government in the country from 1960 to 1966, ...

  3. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa - Wikipedia

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    As Prime Minister of Nigeria, Balewa, from 1960 to 1961, doubled as Foreign Affairs advocate of Nigeria. In 1961, the Balewa government created an official Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations ministerial position in favour of Jaja Wachuku who became, from 1961 to 1965, the first substantive Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs and ...

  4. List of heads of state of Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Cabinet of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa - Wikipedia

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    On 30 August 1957 the governor-general of Nigeria, Sir James Wilson Robertson, announced that Abubakar Tafawa Balewa had been appointed prime minister, with a broad-based National Government. [1] His first cabinet included ministers from all parties. [2] The cabinet was based on that appointed after the 1954 elections. [1] Cabinet ministers ...

  6. President of Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    An all-Nigerian Executive Council was headed by the prime minister, Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. On 16 November 1960, Nnamdi Azikiwe became the first governor-general of a federation of three regions of the north, east and west, with Lagos as the Federal Capital. Each of the regions was headed by a premier with a governor as ceremonial head.

  7. Category:Prime Ministers of Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Prime Ministers of Nigeria" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  8. 1966 Nigerian coup d'état - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Monarchy of Nigeria (1960–1963) - Wikipedia

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    The Queen of Nigeria was represented by the Governor-General at the federal level, and by Governors in the three regions: Northern, Western, and Eastern. The Governors and the Governor-General were appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the Nigerian Premiers and the Nigerian Prime Minister respectively. [1] [26] [28]