First Republic of Nigeria

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/First_Republic_of_Nigeria
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:area 923,768 km²
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Lagos
gptkbp:constitution gptkb:1963_Constitution_of_Nigeria
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nigeria
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Nigerian_pound
gptkbp:endDate gptkb:1966_Nigerian_coup_d'état
1966-01-15
gptkbp:firstPresident gptkb:Nnamdi_Azikiwe
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_Nigeria
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Nigerian_Military_Government_(1966–1979)
gptkbp:governmentType parliamentary republic
gptkbp:headOfState gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
President
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label First Republic of Nigeria
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:Parliament_of_Nigeria
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:1964_general_election
gptkb:1965_Western_Nigeria_election_crisis
Western Region crisis
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:populationEstimate over 55 million (1963 census)
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Nigerian_Independence_(1960–1963)
gptkbp:primeMinister gptkb:Abubakar_Tafawa_Balewa
gptkbp:startDate 1963-10-01
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:First_Republic
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5