Federal Military Government of Nigeria
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The Federal Military Government of Nigeria was the military-led national authority that ruled Nigeria during the late 1960s and early 1970s, overseeing the country through the Nigerian Civil War and subsequent postwar reconstruction.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Military Government of Nigeria (1966–1979) | 1 |
| Nigerian military government | 1 |
| Nigerian military regime (1966–1979) | 1 |
| Supreme Military Council of Nigeria | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
junta
ⓘ
military government ⓘ |
| abolished | 1963 Constitution of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
FMG
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Supreme Military Government of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameToPowerBy | military coup d’état ⓘ |
| capital | Lagos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictEnd | 1970 ⓘ |
| conflictStart | 1967 ⓘ |
| constitutionalTransition | 1979 Constitution of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| economicPolicy | state-led development ⓘ |
| endTime | 1979 ⓘ |
| firstCoupDate | 15 January 1966 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Second Nigerian Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foreignPolicyOrientation |
non-alignment
ⓘ
support for African liberation movements ⓘ |
| governedBy | Supreme Military Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | military rule ⓘ |
| hasLeader |
Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Murtala Mohammed NERFINISHED ⓘ Olusegun Obasanjo NERFINISHED ⓘ Yakubu Gowon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfStateTitle | Head of the Federal Military Government ⓘ |
| implemented |
Universal Primary Education programme (1976)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
indigenization decrees ⓘ |
| increasedNumberOfStatesTo | 19 ⓘ |
| introduced | 12-state structure in 1967 ⓘ |
| judiciaryStatus | courts continued under military decrees ⓘ |
| legalInstrument | military decrees ⓘ |
| legislatureStatus | parliament suspended ⓘ |
| majorConflict | Nigerian Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Organization of African Unity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Nations ⓘ |
| nationalized | key sectors of the economy ⓘ |
| notableEvent | assassination of Murtala Mohammed in 1976 ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| opponentInWar | Republic of Biafra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overthrew |
Nnamdi Azikiwe administration
ⓘ
Tafawa Balewa government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policy |
Reconciliation, Reconstruction and Rehabilitation
ⓘ
postwar reconstruction ⓘ |
| precededBy | First Nigerian Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restored | civilian rule in 1979 ⓘ |
| secondCoupDate | 29 July 1966 ⓘ |
| securityApparatus | Nigerian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1966 ⓘ |
| transitionProgram | Obasanjo transition to civilian rule ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nigerian military government
Federal Commissioner for Petroleum and Natural Resources of Nigeria
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partOf
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Federal Military Government of Nigeria
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this entity surface form:
Nigerian military regime (1966–1979)
this entity surface form:
Supreme Military Council of Nigeria
this entity surface form:
Military Government of Nigeria (1966–1979)