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The book explores the January 1966 coup that dismantled Nigeria's First Republic, highlighting it as a pivotal moment in the failure of liberal democracy in post-colonial Africa. It examines how this event not only ended hopes for effective parliamentary governance but also contributed to a broader decline in democratic institutions across the continent, ultimately leading to a devastating civil war.
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Class, Ethnicity and Democracy in Nigeria, Larry Diamond
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- Released
- 2015
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- Title
- Class, Ethnicity and Democracy in Nigeria
- Subtitle
- The Failure of the First Republic
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Larry Diamond
- Publisher
- Syracuse University
- Released
- 2015
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 392
- ISBN13
- 9780815624226
- Category
- World history
- Description
- The book explores the January 1966 coup that dismantled Nigeria's First Republic, highlighting it as a pivotal moment in the failure of liberal democracy in post-colonial Africa. It examines how this event not only ended hopes for effective parliamentary governance but also contributed to a broader decline in democratic institutions across the continent, ultimately leading to a devastating civil war.