Action Group
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Action Group was a major Nigerian political party in the late colonial and early post-independence era, known for its strong base in the Western Region and its advocacy of federalism and regional self-governance.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | political party ⓘ |
| advocated |
federal constitution for Nigeria
ⓘ
free primary education ⓘ regional self-government ⓘ welfare state policies ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | treasonable felony trial of Obafemi Awolowo ⓘ |
| bannedAfter | 1966 Nigerian military coup ⓘ |
| baseOfSupport |
Western Region electorate
ⓘ
Yoruba people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| dissolutionContext | military rule in Nigeria ⓘ |
| ethnoRegionalBase | Yoruba-dominated Western Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Obafemi Awolowo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governed | Western Region of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersRegion | Ibadan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldOfficeOf | Premier of Western Region ⓘ |
| ideology |
federalism
ⓘ
regionalism ⓘ social democracy ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Western Region political crisis of 1962 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Anthony Enahoro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bode Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ Dauda Adegbenro NERFINISHED ⓘ Obafemi Awolowo NERFINISHED ⓘ Remi Fani-Kayode NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Ladoke Akintola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePublication | party manifestos advocating federalism and welfare policies ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Western Region of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedParty |
National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Peoples Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
1951 Western Region elections
ⓘ
1954 federal elections in Nigeria ⓘ 1959 federal elections in Nigeria ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | centre-left ⓘ |
| politicalSystemContext | parliamentary system in First Republic Nigeria ⓘ |
| premierFromParty |
Obafemi Awolowo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Samuel Ladoke Akintola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promotedPolicy |
agricultural modernization in Western Region
ⓘ
free universal primary education in Western Region ⓘ rural development in Western Region ⓘ |
| region | Western Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | major party of Nigeria First Republic ⓘ |
| successor | Unity Party of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
First Republic of Nigeria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
late colonial era in Nigeria ⓘ |
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