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Period: to
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Independence
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Nnamdi Azikiwe president of the senate
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Abubakar T. Balewa prime minister
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Nigeria becomes a Republic
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Col. Yakubu Gowon head of state
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Gen. Aguiyi-Ironsi head of state
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Biafran civil war
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Oil boom
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Gen. Murtala Muhammed head of state
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Olusegun Obasanjo head of state
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Shehu Shagari wins presidency
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Gen. Muhammad Buhari head of state
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Gen. Ibrahim Babangida head of state
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Aborted Third Republic
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Gen. Sani Abacha head of state
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Ernest Shonekan interim president
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Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar head of state
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Obasanjo elected president
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Introduction Sharia
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Niger Delta conflict
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Umaru M. Yar'Adua elected president
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Goodluck Jonathan replaces Yar'Adua
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Boko Haram crisis escalates
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Muhammad Buhari elected president
