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1500 19th century end of 19th century 1914 1956 October 1960 1966 1975 1975-1983 1995 1996 April 2003 May 2010 2009-2012 2014 2015 The History of Nigeria - Timeline first Portuguese and later British slave traders established coastal ports the British began. Christian missionary activity in Southern Nigeria ↳>built schools, sent teachers to help with reading and writing ↳> imposed their language and culture → parts of the native social structures were destroyed Britain gained control over all of the territory of modern-day Nigeria unification of Nigeria as a British colony the colonial government granted "Shell British Petroleum" a monopoly to exploit commecially viable oil Nigeria gained full independence from Britain massacre of thousands of Igbo people in the north because of the ethnic tensions between the north and the south ↳mass migration of Igbo people back to their "homeland in the southeast oil industry was nationalized (until 1985) the first period of Nigerian democracy → military government came to an end → civilian administration gained power ended by a military coup → Major General Muhammadu Buhari became head of state the EU imposed sanctions on Nigeria and then the execution of a campaigner against the oil industry → the Commonwealth suspended Nigeria's membership for three years the five political parties in Nigeria gained more and more power in the following state and federal elections the regime adopted program of democratic reforms first legislative election since the end...
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of military rule in 1999 was held Goodluck Ebele Jonathan became President his presidency: → economy boomed → corruption, neglect of education, health, infrastructure and agriculture the radical Islamic group "Boko Haram" killed almost 1000 people in nothern Nigeria attacking army bases, military personnal and civilians the organization kidnapped almost 300 woman from the city of Chibok →intensified attacks when the president Buhari announced his intention to fight for the girls' freedom presidential election : Muhammadu Buhari became Nigerian president as the first opposition candidate (re-elected in February 2019). today suicide bombings, minority groups being exploited by foreign oil corporations, violens between different ethnicities, piracy, kidnappings, bombing of oil pipelines...