1953Event
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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