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President Umaru Yar'Adua dies
after a long illness.
Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan,
already acting in Yar'Adua's stead,
succeeds him.Christmas Eve bomb attacks near central city
of Jos kill at least 80 people. Attacks claimed by
Islamist sect Boko Haram spark clashes
between Christians and Muslims. Some 200
killed in reprisal attacks.Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan wins
presidential elections.Suicide bomb attack on UN headquarters in
Abuja kills 23 people. Boko Haram claims
responsibility.Christmas Day bomb attacks by Boko Haram
on churches kill about 40 people. President
Jonathan declares state of emergency to
contain violence by Boko Haram.More than 100 killed in single day of
co-ordinated bombings and shootings in Kano,
shortly after Boko Haram tells Christians to
quit the north.Government declares state of emergency in
three northern states of Yobe, Borno and
Adamawa and sends in troops to combat
Boko Haram.Boko Haram murder more than 150 people in
roadside attacks in the northeast. Separately,
security forces fight Boko Haram insurgents in
the capital Abuja.Boko Haram kidnaps more than 200 girls from
a boarding school in northern town of Chibok,
in an incident that draws major national and
international outrage.Boko Haram launches a series of attacks in
northeastern Nigeria, capturing several towns
near Lake Chad and running raids into
neighbouring Chad and Cameroon in early
2015. It switches allegiance from al-Qaeda to
the Islamic State group.Muhammadu Buhari wins the presidential
election, becoming the first opposition
candidate to do so in Nigeria's history.Naira currency floated
in attempt to stave off
financial crisis caused by
low oil prices.Niger Delta Avengers rebels bomb three oil
pipelines in attempt to renew southern
insurgency.Scores die as Nigerian air force accidentally
bombs refugee camp rather than Boko Haram
redoubt in Rann on Cameroon border.
Nigerian navy sends ships as part of regional
force to oblige The Gambia's President Yahya
Jammeh to step down after he loses election.More than 80 of the schoolgirls who were
kidnapped in Chibok are freed in a prisoner
swap with the Islamist group Boko Haram.Human Rights Watch alleges that Cameroon
has forcibly returned 100,000 Nigerian
refugees, charges it denies.Smoke rises after a bomb blast at a bus
terminal in Jos, Nigeria, Tuesday, May 20, 2014.General Mohammad assassinated in failed coup attempt. Replaced by
his deputy, Lt. Gene Olusegun Obasanjo, who helps introduce US style presidential
constitution.
Obasanjo= Nigeria's military ruler following the assassination of General Mortal Muhammad.Elections bring Alhaji Shehu Shari to power.The government expels more than 1 million foreigners (mostly Ghanians)
saying they had overstayed their visions and were taking jobs from Nigerians.Maj Gen Muhammad Buhari seizes power in bloodless coup.Ibrahim Babangida seizes power in bloodless coup, curtails political activity.Military annuls elections when preliminary results show victory by chief Moshood Abiola.power transferred to interim National Government.Gen Sani Abacha seizes power, supresses opposition.Moshood Abiola arrested after proclaiming himself president.Ken Saro- wiwa, writer, and campaigner against oil industry damage to his goon homeland, is
executed following a hasty trial. In protest, European Union imposes sanctions until 1998,
commonwealth suspends Nigeria's membership until 1998.nigeria gained independance from BritainGen Sani Abacha dies and is succeeded by Maj-Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar. Moshood Abiola dies in custody a month later.Parliamentary and presidential elections. Olsegun Obasanjo sworn in as president.Adoption of Islamic Sharia law by several northern states in the face of opposition from Christians.
Tension over the issue results in hundreds of deaths in clashes between Christians and Muslims.Tribal war in Benue State, in eastern central Nigeria displaces thousands of people. Troops sent to
stop the fighting kill more than 200 unarmed civilians, apparently in retaliation for the abduction and
murder of 19 soldiers.100 people are killed in Lagos
clashes between hausas islamic north and yorubas200 people died in four days from the riot caused
by the muslim fury over miss world beauty pageant
in kaduna the event had to be relocated to britainthey had their first legislative election since
the military rule ended in 1999 president
obsanjo's peoples democratic party wins majorityapril 19 the nigerian's had their first civil
run presidential elections
the president Obsanjo was re-elected
for second term more than 60% of vote
opposition parties reject .
eu poll observes cite serious irregularitiesnigeria first satellite launched
by russian rocketstate of emergency is declared after
200 muslims are killed in yewla they we're
attacked by christian militia. there was revenge attacks
by muslim youth kano.deadly fights between gangs in oil city
of port harcourt prompts strong crackdown
by troop. rights group amnesty international
cities the death toll was 500 authorities tried covering up by saying only 20 diedmilitants in niger delta attack pipelines and other oil facilitiesThe muslim Hauses in Northern Nigeria began
massacring the christian igbos in the region,
prompting tens of thousands of igbos to flee to
the east, where their people were the dominant
ethnic group.war broke out between Nigeria and BiafraNigerian forces captured the provincial capital
of Owerri, one of the last Biafra strongholds, and
Ojukwu was forced to flee to the ivory coastBiafra surrendered to NigeriaNigeria bans red cross aid to Biafra. Nigerian
soldiers advance through Biafra; significant
civilian casualties; refugee camps without
supplies foster starvation and diseasethe Igbo launched a coup d’état under the
command of Major-General Johnson Thomas
Umunnakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi in an attempt to save
the country from what Igbo leaders feared would
be political disintegrationThe federal government in Lagos launched a full-
scale invasion into Biafra. Expecting a quick
victory, the Nigerian army surrounded and
buffeted Biafra with aerial and artillery
bombardment that led to large scale losses
among Biafran civilians. The Nigerian Navy also
established a sea blockade that denied food,
medical supplies and weapons, again impacting
Biafran soldiers and civilians alike.The Igbo-majority province declared its
independence as the Republic of Biaframilitants from Niger Delta attack pipelines and
oil facilities, as well as kidnap foreign workers
and then rebels demand more control over the
regions wealth100+ people are killed over religious violence in
mainly muslim towns located in city Onitshathere are record oil prices
Nigeria becomes 1st African nation to pay off its
debt to the Paris Club of rich lendersNigeria agrees to give sovereignty over Bakassi
Peninsula to CameroonUmaru Yar'Adua (democrat)
wins the presidential electionmilitants keep attacks on oil installations in
response to "unprovoked attacks" on their
bases by the militaryNigerian troops pull out of BakassiUmaru Yar' Adua is forced to step down from
his presidency after his heart condition takes
control of his life and he must fly to Saudi Arabiaelections for a new president commenceFinal transfer occurs for giving Bakassi to
Cameroon100+ die in Boko Haram Islamist movement
-made a campaign of violence to have Sharia law put on the country
-Security attack Boko Haram's stronghold + kill the movement's leader
-government frees the leader of the Niger Delta militant group Mend Henry Okah once he accepts an amnesty offerkjbnl.ikIndependence, with Prime Minister Sir Abubakar
Tafawa Balewa leading a coalition government.Mr Balewa killed in coup. Maj-Gen Johnson
Aguiyi-Ironsi forms military government.General Ironsi killed in counter-coup, replaced by
Lieutenant-Colonel Yakubu GowonThree eastern states secede as the Republic of
Biafra, sparking bloody civil war.General Gowon overthrown by Brigadier Murtala
Ramat Mohammed, who begins process of
moving federal capital to Abuja.Periods
Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger form
military coalition and push Boko Haram out of
all towns back into Sambisa Forest.Programs in the north killed an estimated
80,000-100,000 igbo (June-October)Controversial census fuels regional and ethnic
tensions.
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