1961Event
Census politics becomes a constitutional flashpoint
Early post-independence census exercises became entangled with seat allocation, federal revenue, and claims of regional dominance.
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1961
Census politics becomes a constitutional flashpoint
Early post-independence census exercises became entangled with seat allocation, federal revenue, and claims of regional dominance.
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Early post-independence census exercises became entangled with seat allocation, federal revenue, and claims of regional dominance. Disputes over population figures sharpened distrust among the regions.
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