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1996 Nnamdi Azikiwe, President of Nigeria (1963-66), dies
1994 Moshood Abiola becomes President of Nigeria 1993 Airbus A310 of Air Nigeria hijacked, 1 dead 1992 Military transport plane crashes in Lagos, Nigeria killing 163 1987 Obafemi Awolowo, Nigeria, President of Nigeria (1979-83), dies at 78 1983 Nigeria's National Assembly dissolves after military coup 1983 Nigeria expels 2 million illegal aliens, mostly Ghanaians 1979 Nigeria adopts constitution, Alhaji Shagari becomes president 1979 Nigeria amends constitution 1976 General Murtala Mohammed, head of Nigeria, killed during a coup 1973 Jordan Air crash at Kano, Nigeria kills 176 Moslem pilgrims 1971 David Defiagbon, Sapele Nigeria, Canadian boxer, 1996 Olympics silver 1971 Whitney Young, Jr., National Urban League director, drowns in Nigeria 1970 Republic Biafra disbands/joins Nigeria 1970 Biafran War ends, Biafra surrenders to Nigeria 1967 Benin separates from Nigeria 1967 Nigeria begins offensive against Biafra 1967 Biafra declares independence from Nigeria 1963 Nigeria becomes a republic within Commonwealth 1963 Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon, Nigeria, NBA center, Rockets, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics 1961 Innocent Egbunike, Nigeria, 4x400m runner 1984 Olympics bronze 1960 Nigeria gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1960 Nigeria becomes a member of British Commonwealth 1960 Sade, Helen Ady, Nigeria, rocker, Taboo; Grammy 1986-Best new singer 1954 British colony of Nigeria becomes a federation 1948 1st courses begin at University of Ibadan, Nigeria 1944 Peter Akinola, born in Ogun, Nigeria, church leader in Nigeria 1941 Ibrahim Babangida, president of Nigeria, 1985- 1935 John Pepper Clark, born in Nigeria, writer, Horn, Song of a Goat 1934 Yakubu Gowon, born in Kanke, Nigeria, politician, General, Head of the Federal Military Government of Nigeria 1966 - 1975 1934 Wole Soyinka, born in Nigeria, dramatist, Road, Kongi's Harvest-Nobel 1986 1922 Charles R Young, colonel, dies at 58, in Lagos Nigeria 1914 Northern and Southern Nigeria united in British colony of Nigeria 1909 Obafemi Awolowo, born in Nigeria, President of Nigeria, 1979-83 1900 British protectorates of Northern and Southern Nigeria established 1885 Congress of Berlin, gives Congo to Belgium and Nigeria to England |
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