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Democracy and the Military

By Lt. Gen. Alani Akinrinade

What Nigeria needs badly is a purposeful political reorganization to bring into play our unity in diversity. We need to restore power to the people ef...

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Dictatorship and Military Coups

By Edwin Madunagu

culled from GUARDIAN, April 22 2004WE start with the front-page report in The Guardian of Thursday April 1, 2004, titled "Military authorities move Al...

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General Babangida, Civil Society and the Military in Nigeria - Anatomy of a Personal Rulership Project

By Kunle Amuwo

N° 48 - 1995CENTRE D'ÉTUDE D'AFRIQUE NOIREInstitut d'Études politiques de BordeauxB.P. 101 - Domaine universitaireF-33405 TALENCE CEDEXTél. (33) 0...

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Hands Up For Democracy - Olusegun Obasanjo's election is another faltering step in Nigeria's long struggle to end military rule

By Simon Robinson, culled from TIME Magazine

Three days before Nigeria's presidential election, Olusegun Obasanjo arrived at a political rally in a northern suburb of Lagos. Surrounded by enthusi...

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HISTORY OF CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS IN NIGERIA -Part 1

By Nowa Omoigui, MD, MPH, FACC

Introduction and DefinitionAccording to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the phrase "Civil-Military relations" encompasses all "activiti...

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History of Civil-Military Relations in Nigeria (Part 2)

By Nowa Omoigui, MD, MPH, FACC

NIGERIAN CIVILIAN CONTROL OF THE NIGERIAN MILITARY 1958-60In 1957 a local Federal Defence Council (FDC) was established which comprised representative...

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HISTORY OF CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS IN NIGERIA (Part 3)*

By Nowa Omoigui

COUNT-DOWN TO THE JANUARY 1966 COUPIn the Nigerian Army's official history of the Civil War, Major General IBMHaruna (rtd), said:  "The dominance...

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History of Civil-Military Relations in Nigeria Part 4 - The Second Transition (1979-83, Part 1)

By Nowa Omoigui, MD

In September 1978, the ban on political party activity, in force since January 1966, was lifted.  This was in anticipation of the return to civil...

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HISTORY OF CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS IN NIGERIA (5): THE SECOND TRANSITION (1979-83, Part 2)

By Nowa Omoigui, MD, MPH, FACC

In April 1980, seven months after coming to office, the new President began a delicate game of musical chairs in the high command, kicking Akinrinade ...

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HISTORY OF CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS IN NIGERIA- Parts 6/7: THE CURRENT TRANSITION

By Nowa Omoigui, MD

Before we begin to examine and track current transitional efforts, let us take stock once again of some conceptual issues.Civil-military relations ref...

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By Elizabeth Liagin, published and culled from https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/1999/03/nig-m17.html

Background To The Recent Nigerian ElectionsGeneral Obasanjo more than just a "friend" of the AmericansElizabeth Liagin is an independent journalist wh...

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