Nigeria

Federal Republic of Nigeria (Eng.  Federal Republic of Nigeria ) - character CountryHumans, a country in West Africa.

Description Appearance Nigeria is a country person, predominantly male and slightly older than adolescence

History On October 1, 1960, Nigeria, which was previously a British colony in West Africa, became an independent state. The first government of independent Nigeria was based on a coalition of the NSNK and SNK parties, the representative of the SNK Abubakar Tafava Baleva became the prime minister. After the proclamation of Nigeria as a republic in 1963, Nnamdi Azikive (representative of the NISNG) took over as president. The opposition was represented by an Action Group led by Obafemi Avolovo. Regional governments are headed by: in the North - the leader of the Council of People's Commissars Ahmadu Bello, in the West - S. Akintola from the Action Group and in the East - the representative of the NSNG M. Okpara. In 1963, a fourth region, Midwest, was formed on the territory of the eastern part of Western Nigeria. In the elections held in 1964 in this region, the NSNG won.

In January 1966, a group of Igbo officers staged a military coup. The short period of the "first republic" is over. The military tried to establish a unitary state in Nigeria, divided into provinces. North Nigerian Muslims saw the coup as a threat to their interests, and ethnic clashes broke out across the country. At the end of July, military units consisting of soldiers from the northerners staged a new military coup. Lieutenant Colonel (later General) Yakubu Govon (reigned from 1966 to 1975) became the head of state.

In the north, the persecution of Igbo resumed, thousands of people were killed, which led to a massive exodus of Igbo to the east, their attempts to create the state of  Biafra  and the  1967-1970 civil war. The country returned to a federal system.

Civil War 1967-1970 The country's political parties were banned from 1966-1978, 1984-1989 and 1993-1998. In 1975, Gowon was overthrown by a group of officers led by Murtala Muhammad, who was known for his intolerance of corruption and indiscipline; It is believed that the program of combating these phenomena in society, published and launched by him, could have been crowned with worthy results, but Muhammad himself was killed in February 1976 during another, this time unsuccessful, coup attempt, which was organized by Lieutenant Colonel  Buka Suka Dimka. Olusegun Obasanjo, who succeeded him,  handed over, as originally intended, power to the civilian government, headed by  Shehu Shagari., elected to this post under very dubious circumstances.

In 1979, a new constitution was adopted, which marked the beginning of the "second republic".

In 1983, the Shagari administration, mired in corruption and despotism, was replaced by a new group of military, who then led the country almost without interruption for a decade and a half. In 1993, elections were held, however, to the victorious Moshud Abiola, an ethnic Yoruba , the military, mainly representatives of northern ethnic groups, refused to transfer power.

"Fourth Republic" In 1998, during the period of preparation for the nomination of the country's military dictator Sani Abachi  to the presidency, Abacha died, and his successor,  Abdusalam Abubakar , nevertheless transferred power to civilians. The presidential election was won by a retired general, a representative of the Christian community, Olusegun Obasanjo. An interfaith consensus was reached, according to which representatives of the Muslim and Christian communities should replace each other in the presidency. Obasanjo spent two terms in office, and tried, through various manipulations, to achieve amendments to the constitution in order to run for a third term, but did not succeed in this. However, his protege, the Muslim Umaru Yar-Adua, was elected as the new president in 2007.

In 2003, there was an outbreak of riots in the state of Plateau.

In 2006, there were acts of intercommunal violence between Hausa Muslims and Christians in Nigeria. Over a hundred people were killed in clashes in February. In September, sectarian clashes took place in Jigawa State.

In November 2008, riots broke out again between Muslims and Christians in the city of  Jos, killing about 300 people. The reason for the unrest was the victory in the local elections of a Muslim party representing the interests of the Hausa people.

On January 13, 2010, a federal court in Nigeria handed over presidential powers to Vice President  Goodluck Jonathan, as previously elected President  Umaru Yar'Adua  was undergoing long-term medical treatment in  Saudi Arabia. On February 9, 2010, the Nigerian Senate  confirmed the transfer of powers.

In March 2010, Jonathan dismissed the cabinet he inherited from the previous president and proceeded to appoint new ministers, which caused discontent among supporters of Umaru Yar'Adua.

In March 2010, as a result of bloody clashes between Christians and Muslims in the province Plateau  ( Plateau, killing more than 500 people).

On May 5, 2010, President Umaru Yar'Adua died at the age of 58 in his villa in the Nigerian capital, where he returned in February after receiving medical treatment abroad.

On May 6, 2010, Goodluck Jonathan was sworn in as the new President of Nigeria. He remained in office until the expiration of the term of his deceased predecessor. On April 16, 2011, Nigeria held a presidential election, which was won by incumbent President Jonathan.

In March 2015, elections were held, which was won by Mohammadu Bukhari. On May 29, 2015, Mohammadu Bukhari was sworn in as the new President of Nigeria.

From the first half of the 2000s to the present, the terrorist Islamist group Boko Haram has been operating in Nigeria and neighboring countries, which advocates the adoption of Sharia norms and the eradication of the "attributes of the West" (secular education, elections, etc.).

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