1927Event
Direct taxation expands in Eastern Nigeria planning
Colonial revenue policy moved toward direct taxation in southeastern provinces, where warrant chiefs and native courts were already unpopular.
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1927
Direct taxation expands in Eastern Nigeria planning
Colonial revenue policy moved toward direct taxation in southeastern provinces, where warrant chiefs and native courts were already unpopular.
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Colonial revenue policy moved toward direct taxation in southeastern provinces, where warrant chiefs and native courts were already unpopular. Rumors of taxing women helped ignite the 1929 crisis.
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