How General Olusegun Obasanjo Americanized Nigeria in 1979

On his accession to the highest office of the land, General Olusegun Obasanjo loosened Nigeria’s longstanding ties with the United Kingdom, aligning instead with the United States of America. #HistoryVille

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Video Credits: Adeyinka Makinde, mixkit, Nigeria History Channel, videvo.net

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro

01:33 Olusegun Obasanjo: A Background

03:25 General Olusegun Obasanjo as Head of State (1976 – 1979)

07:26 Americanizing Nigeria

10:07 Handing Over to a Civilian Government

11:22 Nigeria’s Second Republic: From Parliamentary to Presidential

14:11 The Aftermath of Obasanjo’s Americanization

16:00 Differences between the Nigerian and American Presidential System

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