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

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

  1. Nigeria holds June 12 presidential election

    Labels: M K, Bashir Tofa, Option A4

  2. Court injunction halts further results processing

    Labels: Association for, court injunction

  3. NEC suspends announcement of election results

    Labels: NEC, electoral commission

  5. Interim National Government begins under Shonekan

    Labels: Ernest Shonekan, Interim National

  6. Abacha ousts ING in a bloodless coup

    Labels: Sani Abacha

  7. NADECO forms to press June 12 mandate

    Labels: NADECO, pro-democracy coalition

  8. Abiola declares himself president in Lagos

    Labels: M K, Lagos rally

  9. Abiola is arrested on treason charges

    Labels: M K, treason charge

  10. Ken Saro-Wiwa and Ogoni Nine executed

    Labels: Ken Saro-Wiwa, Ogoni Nine

  11. Commonwealth suspends Nigeria after executions

    Labels: Commonwealth

  12. Kudirat Abiola assassinated in Lagos

    Labels: Kudirat Abiola

  14. Abdulsalami Abubakar sworn in as head of state

    Labels: Abdulsalami Abubakar

  15. Obasanjo and other detainees released

    Labels: Olusegun Obasanjo, political detainees

  16. Abiola dies in detention amid transition

    Labels: M K

  17. Federal government declares June 12 Democracy Day

    Labels: Muhammadu Buhari, M K

  18. Nigeria first observes June 12 as official holiday

    Labels: Democracy Day, public holiday