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2(a) Nigeria was almagamated in 1914 by the first Governor General of Nigeria, Lord Fredrick Lugard.
2(b) Nigeria became a republic in 1963
2(c) the signifance of 12 June
The first presidential election was held in Nigeria on the 12th June 1993, since 1983 military coup. The result was a victory for Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola of the Social Democratic Party, who defeated Bashir Tofa of the National Republican Convention.
However, the elections were later annulled by military ruler Ibrahim Babangida, leading to a crisis that ended with Sani Abacha leading a coup later in the year. |
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