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11th Century AD Islam reached Nigeria through the Bornu Empire.

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In the 15 th Century ,Christianity came Go Nigeria through Portuguese missionaries

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Until the 1400s agriculture, animal husbandry and trade were the main pillars of the economy.

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15th century the global slave trade led to chaos in Western Africa.

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In 1820 slave trading was officially abdished.

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1861: annexation of Lagos as a British colony.
- Marks the official beginning of the colonisation

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1884-85: Berlin Africa Conference

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1906: Britain gained control of the whole territory

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1914: Southern Nigeria Protectorate was combined with Northern Nigeria

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After WW2: protests against the rule

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1947 - 1959: a Series of conferences.
- Deep religious and ethnic difference became apparent.
- Main: Christian (fears  of Muslim influence and vice versa)
- use of English
- new forms of money/ transportation and communication were developed

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1. October 1960: granted independence under a constitution with a parliamentary government

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1. October 1963: total independence from  Britain when it became a federal republic with a new constitution
- first president: Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe

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In 1960 Nigeria celebrated its independence from Britain .

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Until 1 October 1979 Nigeria was ruled by military junta.

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Oh 30 May 1967 Colonel Ojukwu declared the independence in three states of the Eastern region in which the Igbos made up the majority of the population.

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On 12 January 1970 ,the formal surrender did not come as a total surprise.

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Since 2015 Muhammadu Buhari has served as president.