nigeria

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  • Independence

    Independence
  • Nnamdi Azikiwe president of the senate

    Nnamdi Azikiwe president of the senate
  • Abubakar T. Balewa prime minister

    Abubakar T. Balewa prime minister
  • Nigeria becomes a Republic

  • Col. Yakubu Gowon head of state

    Col. Yakubu Gowon head of state
  • Gen. Aguiyi-Ironsi head of state

    Gen. Aguiyi-Ironsi head of state
  • Biafran civil war

    Biafran civil war
  • Oil boom

    Oil boom
  • Gen. Murtala Muhammed head of state

    Gen. Murtala Muhammed head of state
  • Olusegun Obasanjo head of state

    Olusegun Obasanjo head of state
  • Shehu Shagari wins presidency

    Shehu Shagari wins presidency
  • Gen. Muhammad Buhari head of state

    Gen. Muhammad Buhari head of state
  • Gen. Ibrahim Babangida head of state

    Gen. Ibrahim Babangida head of state
  • Aborted Third Republic

    Aborted Third Republic
  • Gen. Sani Abacha head of state

    Gen. Sani Abacha head of state
  • Ernest Shonekan interim president

    Ernest Shonekan interim president
  • Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar head of state

    Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar head of state
  • Obasanjo elected president

    Obasanjo elected president
  • Introduction Sharia

    Introduction Sharia
  • Niger Delta conflict

    Niger Delta conflict
  • Umaru M. Yar'Adua elected president

    Umaru M. Yar'Adua elected president
  • Goodluck Jonathan replaces Yar'Adua

    Goodluck Jonathan replaces Yar'Adua
  • Boko Haram crisis escalates

    Boko Haram crisis escalates
  • Muhammad Buhari elected president

    Muhammad Buhari elected president