Benue-Plateau State
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Benue-Plateau State was a former administrative region in central Nigeria that existed from 1967 until it was split in 1976 into Benue and Plateau States.
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative region
ⓘ
former state of Nigeria ⓘ |
| borderedBy | North-Central Nigerian states (post-creation context) ⓘ |
| capital | Jos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| createdFrom | Northern Region, Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currency |
Nigerian naira
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nigerian pound ⓘ |
| dateAbolished | 1976-02-03 ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1967-05-27 ⓘ |
| federalUnitOf | Federal Republic of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | state government within federal republic ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEra | post-colonial Nigeria ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Central Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Benue River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jos Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | 12-state structure of Nigeria (1967–1976) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution | state creation and reorganization in Nigeria in 1976 ⓘ |
| splitInto |
Benue State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Plateau State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
Benue State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Plateau State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearAbolished | 1976 ⓘ |
| yearEstablished | 1967 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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