Nigerian Historical Timeline

When was the first military coup in Nigeria?

• 1960

• 1967

• 1966

• 1975

These men were killed in the first military coup except

• Kaduna Nzeogwu

• Ahmadu Bello

• Okotie Eboh

• Tafawa Balewa

Col. Ojukwu declared the independence of the Eastern region as Biafra on?

• 13th May 1966

• 30th May 1967

• 30th March 1967

• 13th May 1967

In 1971 Nigeria joined the....

• Organisation of African Exporting Countries

• Organisation of Agricultural Exporting Countries

• Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries

• Organisation of African exporting Continents

He took over government from Muritala Mohammed

• Ibrahim Babangida

• Mohammadu Buhari

• Yakubu Gowon

• Olusegun Obasanjo

These men were overthrown in a bloodless/palace coup except?

• Muritala Mohammed

• Yakubu Gowon

• Shehu Shagari

• Muhammadu Buhari

Ibrahim Babangida became Head of State in?

• 1983

• 1980

• 1975

• 1985

Nigerian became a Republic in?

• 1960

• 1965

• 1963

• 1973

The Second World black and African Culture of Arts was held in?

• Lagos

• Abuja

• Nigeria

• Benin

The Nigerian Civil War was from?

• July 1967-January 1970

• January 1967-January 1970

• July 1967-July 1970

• January 1966-July 1970