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Post Colonial Era

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Yakubu Gowon government (1966–1975)

1966 - 1975

Sharia law adoption in northern Nigerian states (1999–2004)

1999 - 2004

Second Republic (1979–1983)

1979 - 1983

Sani Abacha regime (1993–1998)

1993 - 1998

Olusegun Obasanjo civilian presidencies (1999–2007)

1999 - 2007

Ogoni struggle and the trial/execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa (1990–1995)

1990 - 1995

Nigerian Civil War / Biafra (1967–1970)

1966 - 1970

Niger Delta militancy and MEND (2004–2009)

2004 - 2009

Murtala Mohammed and Olusegun Obasanjo military leadership (1975–1979)

1975 - 1979

June 12, 1993 election, annulment, and the Abiola movement (1993–1998)

1993 - 2019

Ibrahim Babangida regime and the Structural Adjustment Program (1985–1993)

1985 - 1993

First Republic (1963–1966)

1962 - 1966

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