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Kano violence follows southern politicians' northern tour

The Kano riot followed a tense visit by southern politicians amid the self-government controversy.

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1953

Kano violence follows southern politicians' northern tour

The Kano riot followed a tense visit by southern politicians amid the self-government controversy.

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The Kano riot followed a tense visit by southern politicians amid the self-government controversy. Violence revealed the danger of translating elite constitutional disputes into mass ethnic confrontation.

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