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1961 in Nigeria
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1961
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Events in the year 1961 in Nigeria.
Incumbents
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
February 1961 - British Cameroons referendum
1 June 1961 - southern Cameroon became a Province within Northern Nigeria.http://www.unitedijaw.com/amalgamation.htm The Amalgamation of Nigeria UnitedIjaw.com 19 April 2015
October 1961 - Northern Cameroon dissociated from Nigeria.http://sunnewsonline.com/new/?p=58615 Lagos, Nigeria Foul smoke on the National Conference 19 April 2015 The Sun
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