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Fourth Republic inauguration day — archival photograph

29 May 1999Landmark

Fourth Republic inauguration day

Olusegun Obasanjo was sworn in after the 1999 transition elections, and elected governors and legislatures took office.

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29 May 1999

Fourth Republic inauguration day

Olusegun Obasanjo was sworn in after the 1999 transition elections, and elected governors and legislatures took office.

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Olusegun Obasanjo was sworn in after the 1999 transition elections, and elected governors and legislatures took office. The ceremony ended formal military rule but left military-era institutions intact.

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