1961Event
Southern Cameroons plebiscite narrows Nigeria's eastern border
The UN-supervised plebiscite sent Southern Cameroons into union with Cameroon while Northern Cameroons joined Nigeria.
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1961
Southern Cameroons plebiscite narrows Nigeria's eastern border
The UN-supervised plebiscite sent Southern Cameroons into union with Cameroon while Northern Cameroons joined Nigeria.
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The UN-supervised plebiscite sent Southern Cameroons into union with Cameroon while Northern Cameroons joined Nigeria. The outcome reshaped Nigeria's northeastern and eastern frontiers shortly after independence.
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