Archives Tag: Fourth Republic
On This Day, Olusegun Obasanjo Was Elected First President Of Fourth Republic
April 19, 2022
On this day, February 10, 1999, Nigeria returned to democracy after over thirty years of military rule. It might sound surprising that Nigeria, although the giant of Africa and a sixty-two-year-old republic, is still a young democracy. The history of Nigeria was peppered with a series of military coups and military juntas which began … Continue reading On This Day, Olusegun Obasanjo Was Elected First President Of Fourth Republic