1976Event
Nigeria joins African boycott of Montreal Olympics
Nigeria joined African countries boycotting the Montreal Olympics over New Zealand's sporting links with apartheid South Africa.
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1976
Nigeria joins African boycott of Montreal Olympics
Nigeria joined African countries boycotting the Montreal Olympics over New Zealand's sporting links with apartheid South Africa.
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Nigeria joined African countries boycotting the Montreal Olympics over New Zealand's sporting links with apartheid South Africa. The action aligned sport with anti-apartheid diplomacy.
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