Eastern Region
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Eastern Region was one of the major administrative divisions of the First Republic of Nigeria, encompassing much of the country’s southeastern area and serving as a key political and economic center before later state creations.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former administrative region of Nigeria ⓘ |
| abolishedInYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Mid-Western Region (Nigeria) NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Region (Nigeria) NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Region (Nigeria) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Enugu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| currency | Nigerian pound ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | creation of 12 states in Nigeria in 1967 ⓘ |
| dominantEthnicGroup | Igbo people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
palm produce
ⓘ
petroleum production ⓘ trade and commerce ⓘ |
| establishedInYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Efik people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ibibio people NERFINISHED ⓘ Ijaw people NERFINISHED ⓘ Ogoja groups ⓘ |
| executiveHeadTitle | Premier ⓘ |
| existedDuring | First Republic of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | regional government within federal Nigeria ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
key political center in First Republic of Nigeria
ⓘ
major economic hub in southeastern Nigeria ⓘ |
| legislature | Eastern Nigeria House of Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southeastern Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Aba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Calabar NERFINISHED ⓘ Enugu NERFINISHED ⓘ Onitsha NERFINISHED ⓘ Owerri NERFINISHED ⓘ Umuahia NERFINISHED ⓘ Uyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePremier |
Michael Okpara
GENERATED
ⓘ
Nnamdi Azikiwe GENERATED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partlyOverlaps | territory of the secessionist state of Biafra ⓘ |
| partOf | First Republic of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Eastern Region of colonial Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Nigerian Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| significantRiver |
Cross River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niger River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
East Central State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rivers State NERFINISHED ⓘ South-Eastern State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1960–1967 ⓘ |
| widelySpokenLanguage | Igbo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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