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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. It was a key country in the African theatre, a critical part of the Allied strategy in Africa.
Allied Victory: Bussa Rebellion (1915) Nigeria British Empire: Stalemate: Adubi War (1918) British Empire. British Nigeria; Egba rebels Victory: East African Campaign (World War II) [1] [circular reference] (1940–1943) Allied Powers: British Empire United Kingdom Australia Gold Coast India; Kenya; Nigeria Nyasaland Northern Rhodesia Southern ...
Dodan Barracks is a military barrack located in Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria.The barrack was the Supreme Military Headquarters during the Nigerian Civil War and from 1966 to 1979 and 1983 to 1985, Dodan Barracks was the official residence of the military heads of state of the Nigerian military juntas of 1966–79 and 1983–99, and also the Supreme Military Headquarters from 1966 until the move to ...
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The Nigerian Army traces its history to Lieutenant John Hawley Glover's Constabulary Force, which was largely composed of freed Hausa slaves in 1863. [6] The Constabulary Force was established with the primary goal of protecting the Royal Niger Company and its assets from constant military incursions by the neighboring Ashanti Empire. [7]
Charles Taylor was subsequently eased out of power and exiled to Nigeria. In October 2004, the Nigerian troops were deployed to Darfur, Sudan, to spearhead an African Union force, to stop the genocide in Darfur. [36] Nigeria has contributed more than 20,000 troops/police to various UN missions since 1960.
The Anglo-Aro War (1901–1902) was a conflict between the Aro Confederacy in present-day Eastern Nigeria, and the British Empire. The war began after increasing tension between Aro leaders and the British after years of failed negotiations. "The Opening Up of Nigeria, the Expedition Against the Aros by Richard Caton Woodville II" 1901
The Southern Nigeria Regiment was a British Colonial Auxiliary Forces regiment which operated in Nigeria in the early part of the 20th century. The Regiment was formed out of the Niger Coast Protectorate Force and part of the Royal Niger Constabulary .