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Federal Republic of Nigeria
(1966; 1966–1999)
Republic of Nigerianote
(1966)
  • 1966–1979
  • 1983–1993
  • 1993–1999
Flag of Nigeria
Flag
Coat of arms of Nigeria
Coat of arms
Motto: "Peace, Unity, Freedom"[1]
(1966–1978)
"Unity and Faith, Peace and Progress"[1]
(1978–1979; 1983–1993; 1993–1999)
Anthem: Nigeria, We Hail Thee[1]
(1966–1978)
Arise, O Compatriots[1]
(1978–1979; 1983–1993; 1993–1999)
Location of Nigeria
CapitalLagos
(1966–1979; 1983–1991)
Abuja
(1991–1993; 1993–1999)
Largest cityLagos
Common languages
  • English
  • Hausa
  • Igbo
  • Yoruba and other regional languages
Religion
  • Islam
  • Christianity
  • Traditional beliefs
Government
  • Federal presidential republic under military dictatorship
    (January–May 1966; 1966–1979; 1983–1993; 1993–1999)[2][3]
  • Unitary presidential republic under military dictatorship
    (24 May 1966 – 31 August 1966)
Head of State/ President 
• 1966
Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsib
• 1966–1975
Yakubu Gowon
• 1975–1976
Murtala Mohammed
• 1976–1979
Olusegun Obasanjo
• 1983–1985
Muhammadu Buhari
• 1985–1993
Ibrahim Babangida
• 1993–1998
Sani Abacha
• 1998–1999
Abdulsalami Abubakarc
Chief of Staff / Vice President 
• 1966
Babafemi Ogundipe (first)
• 1998–1999
Mike Akhigbe (last)
LegislatureNone (rule by decree)
Historical eraCold War
• Established
15 January 1966
• Unification Decree[2]
24 May 1966
• 1966 Nigerian counter-coup
28 July 1966
• Federal system restored[3]
31 August 1966
• Biafra secessiond
30 May 1967
• 1975 Nigerian coup d'état
30 July 1975
• 1976 Nigerian coup d'état attempt
13 February 1976
• Second Republic
1 October 1979
• 1983 Nigerian coup d'état
31 December 1983
• 1985 Nigerian coup d'état
27 August 1985
• 1993 Nigerian coup d'état
17 November 1993
• Fourth Republic
29 May 1999
Area
1991[4]923,768 km2 (356,669 sq mi)
Population
• 1991[4]
88,514,501
CurrencyNigerian pound
(1966–1973)
Naira (₦)
(1973–1979; 1983–1993; 1993–1999)
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
Driving sideleft (until 2 April 1972)[5]
right
ISO 3166 codeNG
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Military dictatorship in Nigeria First Nigerian Republic
Military dictatorship in Nigeria Second Nigerian Republic
Second Nigerian Republic Military dictatorship in Nigeria
Third Nigerian Republic Military dictatorship in Nigeria
Fourth Nigerian Republic Military dictatorship in Nigeria
Today part ofNigeria
Cameroone
  • ^a Formal name of the country from 24 May to 31 August 1966.[2][3]
    ^b as Head of the Federal Military Government
    ^c as Chairman of the Provisional Ruling Council
    ^d until 15 January 1970
    ^e Bakassi peninsula; governed by Nigeria until 2008

The military dictatorship in Nigeria was a period when members of the Nigerian Armed Forces held power in Nigeria from 1966 to 1999 with an interregnum from 1979 to 1983. The military was able to rise to power often with the tacit support of the elite through coup d'états. Since the country became a republic in 1963, there has been a series of military coups in Nigeria.

  1. ^ a b c d Ugorji, Basil (2012). From Cultural Justice to Inter-Ethnic Mediation: A Reflection on the Possibility of Ethno-Religious Mediation in Africa. Outskirts Press. p. 183. ISBN 9781432788353.
  2. ^ a b c Bah, Abu Bakarr (2005). Breakdown and Reconstitution: Democracy, the Nation-state, and Ethnicity in Nigeria (1st paperback ed.). Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books. p. 108. ISBN 9780739109540.
  3. ^ a b c Gould, Michael (2011). The Struggle for Modern Nigeria: The Biafran War 1967–1970. I.B. Tauris. p. 116. ISBN 9780857730954.
  4. ^ a b Oshungade, I. O. (1995). "The Nigerian Population Statistics" (PDF). 1995 Directory of Nigerian Statisticians. 2: 58. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Right-Hand/Left-Hand Driving Customs (mostly the change from Left to Right)". rammb.cira.colostate.edu.

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