1953Event
Kano riot after self-government crisis
Debates over the timetable for self-government escalated into regional and ethnic tension, including violence in Kano.
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1953
Kano riot after self-government crisis
Debates over the timetable for self-government escalated into regional and ethnic tension, including violence in Kano.
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What happened
Debates over the timetable for self-government escalated into regional and ethnic tension, including violence in Kano. This event matters because it revealed how quickly constitutional disagreement could become street-level communal violence.