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1961 in Nigeria
Summary
Events in the year
1961 in
Nigeria
.
←
1960
1959
1958
1961
in
Nigeria
→
1962
1963
1964
Decades:
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
See also:
Other events of 1961
Timeline of Nigerian history
Incumbents
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Monarch
: Queen
Elizabeth II
Governor-General
:
Nnamdi Azikiwe
Prime Minister
:
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Senate President
:
Dennis Osadebay
House Speaker
:
Ibrahim Jalo Waziri
Chief Justice
:
Adetokunbo Ademola
Politics
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February 1961 -
British Cameroons referendum
June 1, 1961 - southern Cameroon became a Province within Northern Nigeria.
[1]
October 1961 - Northern Cameroon dissociated from Nigeria.
[2]
References
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^
"The Amalgamation of Nigeria".
UnitedIjaw.com
. Retrieved
19 April
2015
.
^
"Foul smoke on the National Conference".
The Sun News
. Retrieved
19 April
2015
.