Second Nigerian Republic
Second formation of Nigeria 1979–1983 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Second Nigerian Republic was a brief formation of the Nigerian state which succeeded the military governments formed after the overthrow of the first republic.
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Federal Republic of Nigeria | |||||||||
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1979–1983 | |||||||||
Motto: "Unity and Faith, Peace and Progress"[1] | |||||||||
Anthem: Arise, O Compatriots[1] | |||||||||
Capital | Lagos | ||||||||
Common languages | English · Hausa · Igbo · Yoruba · and other regional languages | ||||||||
Religion | Christianity · Islam · Traditional beliefs | ||||||||
Government | Federal presidential republic | ||||||||
President | |||||||||
• 1979–1983 | Shehu Shagari | ||||||||
Vice President | |||||||||
• 1979–1983 | Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme | ||||||||
Legislature | National Assembly[2] | ||||||||
• Upper house | Senate | ||||||||
• Lower house | House of Representatives | ||||||||
Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||
1 October 1979 | |||||||||
31 December 1983 | |||||||||
Area | |||||||||
[3] | 923,768 km2 (356,669 sq mi) | ||||||||
Currency | Nigerian naira | ||||||||
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) | ||||||||
Driving side | right | ||||||||
ISO 3166 code | NG | ||||||||
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Today part of | Nigeria Cameroona | ||||||||
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