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African History and Futures

Two Protectorates Become One Nation

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Nigeria North South Protectorate Confluence River Lakoja
21
Jul

What is now called the country of Nigeria consists primarily of what was once two separate entities- the protectorate of Northern Nigeria and the protectorate of Southern Nigeria. While the British for years had informally had strong influence in the area that is now Nigeria, after the Treaty of Berlin in 1885, they officially established […]

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African History and Futures

The Coup That Kaduna Led

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kaduna coup biafra
17
Jul

While the killings in the north of Southerners starting in May 1966 was the immediate reason given for the creation of Biafra and the start of the civil war, the killings themselves were preceded and brought on by a series of other events.   In 1960, Nigeria was officially declared an independent nation, free from […]

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