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Nigeria |
Nigeria: Historical Dates
| About 500 BC-AD 200 |
Nok civilization thrived
in central Nigeria. |
| About 1000-1300s |
Hausa states developed in
western Nigeria. The Kanem-Bornu kingdom in northeast Nigeria introduced
Islam to the region. Yoruba culture thrived around Ife. |
| 1400s |
Portuguese sailors
visited Nigeria and began trading with the prosperous kingdom of Benin,
which controlled the area between Lagos and the Niger River Delta. |
| 1700s |
The British came to
dominate other European nations in controlling the lucrative slave trade
along the Nigerian coast. |
| 1807 |
Great Britain suspended
trading slaves and forcibly prevented other countries from doing so with
Nigerian kingdoms. |
| 1861 |
Great Britain seized
Lagos to increase its influence and develop trade in the area. It slowly
gained control over the rest of the country. |
| 1914 |
Great Britain formed the
Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria. |
| 1947 |
Great Britain divided
Nigeria into three regions based on tribal divisions. |
| 1960 |
Nigeria became an
independent country. The first years of the country were marked by
growing ethnic rivalries. |
| 1966 |
Nigeria's army commander
took control of the government in a military coup, beginning a period of
military rule that lasted until 1979. |
| 1967 |
The oil-rich Eastern
Region declared its independence from Nigeria as the independent state
of Biafra. Civil war ensued. |
| 1970 |
Biafra surrendered,
ending the civil war. The government began repairing the widespread
damage and turmoil caused by the war. |
| 1970s |
Nigeria became one of the
world's leading producers of petroleum. Port Harcourt became an
important center for the petroleum industry. |
| 1979 |
The military allowed a
return to civilian rule. |
| 1980s |
Falling petroleum prices
hurt Nigeria's economy. |
| 1983 |
The military again seized
power. |
| 1991 |
The capital was moved to
the planned city of Abuja in central Nigeria. |
| 1993 |
Democratic elections were
held but the military refused to cede power to the elected president.
General Sani Abacha assumed the office of president. |
| 1998 |
Sani Abacha died. |
| 1999 |
The military allowed free
elections to be held, and a civilian government was elected. |
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