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African history is not yet mainstream and we're on a mission to change this. The Republic is a miniseries covering key events and figures in African history. Our first season focuses on 'June 12', the most controversial election in Nigeria's history.
In June 1993, after a keenly contested election, presidential candidate, Moshood Kashimawo Olawale ‘M. K. O.’ Abiola, secured popular votes enough to become Nigeria's next president. In the weeks that followed, the military government under General Ibrahim Babangida (IBB) announced that the election had been annulled.
This decision, which…
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