1963Event
Nigeria becomes a republic
Nigeria adopted a republican constitution, replacing the British monarch with a Nigerian president as ceremonial head of state.
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1963
Nigeria becomes a republic
Nigeria adopted a republican constitution, replacing the British monarch with a Nigerian president as ceremonial head of state.
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What happened
Nigeria adopted a republican constitution, replacing the British monarch with a Nigerian president as ceremonial head of state. The republic changed symbols of sovereignty but did not resolve the structural tensions of the First Republic.