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Brazil was the only South American country invited to Nigeria's proclamation of independence and both nations established diplomatic relations. [1] In 1961, Brazil opened a resident embassy in Lagos and in 1966, Nigeria opened a resident embassy in Brasília . [ 1 ]
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 ...
The leader of a Nigerian peace conference delegation said in 1968 that "starvation is a legitimate weapon of war and we have every intention of using it against the rebels". This stance is generally considered to reflect the policy of the Nigerian government.
Former President Jair Bolsonaro presented top Brazilian military leaders with a plan to stage a coup after he lost the 2022 election, newly released court documents have alleged.
The ousting of the democratically elected government of President Shehu Shagari; Chadian–Nigerian War (1983) Nigeria Chad: Victory: 1985 Nigerian coup d'état (1985) Military government. Supreme Military Council (SMC) Armed Forces faction Armed Forces Ruling Council (AFRC) Coup succeeds: First Liberian Civil War (1990–1997) Liberia ULIMO ...
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Although Nigeria entered its independence with a broadly, though informally, pro-Western and anti-Soviet orientation, its early relations with the United States were significantly strained by the U.S. government's official neutral stance during the Nigerian–Biafran War and its refusal to send weapons to the Nigerian military government led by ...
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies began arriving on Monday at Rio de Janeiro's Modern Art Museum for their annual summit, bracing for a shift in the global order ...