1962 in Nigeria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Decades: 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s See also: Other events of 1962 Timeline of Nigerian history ← 1961 1960 1959 1962 in Nigeria → 1963 1964 1965 Decades: 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s See also: Other events of 1962 Timeline of Nigerian history 1962 crisis in Nigeria 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 May 1962 – Action Group, a Western Region party led by Chief Obafemi Awolowo, split into two, resulting in a crisis in western Nigeria.[1] References ↑ Martin P. Mathews (2002). Nigeria: Current Issues and Historical Background. Nova Science Publishers. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-59033-316-7. vteYears in Nigeria (1960–present) 1901 1902 1904 1908 1909 1910 1913 1914 1915 1918 1922 1923 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1932 1933 1934 1935 1938 1940 1941 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 vte1962 in AfricaSovereign states Burundi Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Dahomey Egypt Ethiopia Gabon Ghana Guinea Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Liberia Libya Madagascar Mali Mauritania Morocco Niger Nigeria Rwanda Senegal Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South-West Africa Sudan Tanganyika Togo Tunisia Uganda Upper Volta Dependencies, coloniesand other territories Ascension Island Basutoland Bechuanaland Protectorate French Somaliland The Gambia Mauritius Northern Rhodesia Réunion Saint Helena Southern Rhodesia Spanish Sahara Tristan da Cunha This year in Africa article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.vte Related Articles~TimelinesTop QsFact Checks
