Great Nigeria People's Party
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The Great Nigeria People's Party was a prominent political party in Nigeria that played a key role in the country’s Second Republic (1979–1983), advocating for social democracy and regional interests.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Nigeria People's Party canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | political party ⓘ |
| activeDuring | Nigerian Second Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 1979–1983 ⓘ |
| advocated |
regional interests
ⓘ
social democracy ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
promote economic development
ⓘ
promote social justice ⓘ protect minority interests ⓘ |
| bannedBy | military government of Muhammadu Buhari ⓘ |
| competedWith |
National Party of Nigeria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nigerian People's Party NERFINISHED ⓘ People's Redemption Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Unity Party of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| dissolvedFollowing | 1983 Nigerian military coup ⓘ |
| electoralBase |
northern minorities
ⓘ
urban middle class ⓘ |
| electoralSystemContext | Second Republic multi-party system ⓘ |
| endTime | 1983 ⓘ |
| founder | Waziri Ibrahim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadRepresentativeBody |
Nigerian House of Representatives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nigerian Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Lagos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | played key role in Nigeria’s Second Republic politics ⓘ |
| ideologicalOrientation | moderate reformist ⓘ |
| languageOfOperation | English ⓘ |
| notableLeader | Waziri Ibrahim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed |
ethnic politics
ⓘ
religious politics ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
1979 Nigerian general election
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1983 Nigerian general election ⓘ |
| partOf | Nigerian Second Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology | social democracy ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | centre-left ⓘ |
| promoted |
national unity
ⓘ
non-violent politics ⓘ |
| regionOfStrength |
Bauchi State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Borno State NERFINISHED ⓘ Gongola State NERFINISHED ⓘ North-Eastern Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedIn | Nigerian state assemblies ⓘ |
| slogan | Politics without bitterness ⓘ |
| startTime | 1978 ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
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