Owerri Province
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Owerri Province was a colonial administrative region in southeastern Nigeria under British rule, notable as one of the centers of the 1929 Aba Women’s Riot against colonial taxation policies.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Owerri Province canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial province
ⓘ
former administrative division ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | province within colonial Nigeria ⓘ |
| colonialCapital | Owerri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| dissolvedWith | reorganization of Nigerian regions before independence ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticRegion | Igbo-speaking area ⓘ |
| governingAuthority | provincial resident commissioner ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | site of major anti-colonial women’s protest ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | symbol of women’s resistance to colonial rule in Nigeria ⓘ |
| historicalEra | British colonial period in Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern Nigeria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southeastern Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Owerri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
1929 Aba Women’s Riot
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aba Women’s Riot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedPolicy |
British colonial taxation policies
ⓘ
introduction of direct taxation on women ⓘ |
| partOf |
Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Provinces of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | women’s anti-tax protests of 1929–1930 ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | center of the 1929 Aba Women’s Riot ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| underAdministrationOf |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British colonial government in Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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