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After the Napoleonic Wars Europes influence in Africa expanded and Nigeria fell into the British sphere of influence.
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THe British Niger Company grew in influence and the British gov't officially took control.
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AFter Britan took control of Nigeria it became officially under British rule. Shortly after, in 1901, it was not only governed by but protected by Britan.
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For political purposes Nigeria was split into North, South, and Lagos Colonies. The westernized education in the south progressed nuch faster than the other two, effecting polotics to this day.
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Britan began to trasfer some governing power to Nigeria and it began to completly self govern in 1954, however it was still a British Protectorate Colony.
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After gradural withdraw Britan agreed to allow Nigeria to be completly autonomous in every way. It would take two years for Nigeria to be fully independant.
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British influence and protection is withdrawn, leaving nigeria with three autonomous, democratic, self-ruling colonies.
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Nigeria's three parts are unified into one central gov't. THe gov't was put in place by Brtitan and was very similar to the British gov't, with a parliment and leaders of the two houses.
