The six year mistakes of the first republic politicians invited the military to interfere in governance after more than a total of six decades of colonial misrule rodney, 1974. The history of nigeria can be traced to prehistoric settlers nigerians living in the area as early as 1100 bc. Military rule, political regime in which the military as an organization holds a. Since then, military rule has been a recurring phenomenon in nigeria. Military governments and economic development shura. Nigerian government and politics under military rule, 196679. Military regimes and nation building in nigeria, 19661999. Pdf the military incursion into nigeria politics in january 1966 was an epochal event in the history and evolution of the nigerian state. There have been a number of recorder military coups, which led to military rule, in nigeria since the country gained its independence from the british empire.
Nigerian military juntas of 196679 and 198399 wikipedia. Military rule in nigeria the history, causes and impacts therefore, since independence and trying hard to adapt to a new system of being independent owing to the fact that the country was in an infantile stage, the military rule. The nigerian military juntas of 196679 and 198399 were a pair of military dictatorships in nigeria that were led by the nigerian armed forces, having a chairman or president in charge. Pdf the impact of military rule on democracy in nigeria. Political transition, election, democracy, military, nigeria. Numerous ancient african civilizations settled in the region that is today nigeria, such as the kingdom of nri, the benin empire, and the oyo empire. A special feature on the 50th anniversary of nigerias first military coup, aired on television continental tvc skip navigation.
The history of the nigerian army and the implications for the future of nigeria a thesis presented to the faculty of the u. Army command and general staff college in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree master of military art and science general studies by fredrick c. History of nigeria including historic regions, fulani and sokoto, british explorers, ss alburkah, trade and antislavery, british colonial rule, independence and. For most of human history, attaching military to rule would have been. It adopts descriptive and case history perspective, asserting that the behavioral trend is an outcome of the long years of military governance. National integration was promoted by way of introducing national youth service corps. Yes, i know youd want to keep this for offline use, so weve created the military rule in nigeria pdf file. Nigerias military is the largest in west africa, but is significantly less capable than its size and equipment inventory would indicate. Department of history and international studies, joseph ayo babalola university, ikejiarakeji p. Nigeria gained independence on the first of october, 1960. The impact of military rule on democracy in nigeria. Political change came about far more frequently through military intervention in politics than through open, competitive. The impact of military rule on nigerias nation building.
Nigeria and the ruins of military rule the guardian. It adopts descriptive and case history perspective, asserting that the behavioral trend is an outcome of the long years of military. Historical research letter issn 22243178 paper issn 2225 0964 online. Nigerian government and politics under military rule, 196679, edited by. The military history of nigeria since the colonial rule began precisely on the 1 st october 1966. Military rule in nigeria first started on january 15, 1966, when a group or army officers overthrew the npcnndp government and killed many of the countrys political rulers. The military succeeded in the aspect of creating new states and local councils. The military rulership affects the executive, legislature, the judiciary and the civil society. Military politicians in power from january 15, 1966 until 1999 destroyed nigerias economy, ruined the currency, desecrated the civil service which was the best on the continent then and killed. The military rule in nigeria clamped corruption to an extent, initiated massorientation programmes such as ofn, defri, nde, among others. History of military rule in nigeria school mattazz. The values and norms imbibe manifests in the practice of the current democracy.