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Index 1953 Kano riot

The Kano riot of 1953 refers to the riot, which broke out in the ancient city of Kano, located in Northern Nigeria, in May 1953.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 19 relations: Action Group (Nigeria), Ahmadu Bello, Anthony Enahoro, Autonomy, Hausa people, Igbo people, Kano (city), Ladoke Akintola, Lagos, National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons, Nigeria, Northern People's Congress, Northern Region, Nigeria, Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos, Riot, Sabon Gari, Sabon Gari Market, Yoruba people, 1966 anti-Igbo pogrom.

  2. 1953 crimes in Nigeria
  3. 20th century in Kano
  4. Crime in Kano
  5. History of Igboland
  6. History of Kano
  7. May 1953 events in Africa
  8. Riots and civil disorder in Nigeria
  9. Yoruba

Action Group (Nigeria)

The Action Group (AG) was a Nigerian nationalist political party established in Ibadan on 21 March 1951, by Chief Obafemi Awolowo.

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Ahmadu Bello

Ahmadu Ibrahim Bello, famously known as Sardauna of Sokoto (12 June 1910 – 15 January 1966), knighted as Sir Ahmadu Bello, was a conservative Nigerian statesman who was one of the leading northern politicians in 1960 and served as its first and only premier from 1954 until his assassination in 1966, in which capacity he dominated national affairs for over a decade.

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Anthony Enahoro

Chief Anthony Eromosele Enahoro (22 July 1923 – 15 December 2010) was one of Nigeria's foremost anti-colonial and pro-democracy activists.

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Autonomy

In developmental psychology and moral, political, and bioethical philosophy, autonomy is the capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision.

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Hausa people

The Hausa (autonyms for singular: Bahaushe (m), Bahaushiya (f); plural: Hausawa and general: Hausa; exonyms: Ausa; Ajami: مُتَنٜىٰنْ هَوْسَا / هَوْسَاوَا) are a native ethnic group in West Africa.

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Igbo people

The Igbo people (also spelled Ibo" and historically also Iboe, Ebo, Eboe, / / Eboans, Heebo; natively Ṇ́dị́ Ìgbò) are an ethnic group in Nigeria.

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Kano (city)

Kano (Ajami: كَنُواْ) is a city in northern Nigeria and the capital of Kano State.

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Ladoke Akintola

Chief Samuel Ládòkè Akíntọ́lá otherwise known as S.L.A. (6 July 1910 – 15 January 1966) was a Nigerian politician, aristocrat, orator, and lawyer. He served as Oloye Aare Ona Kakanfo XIII of Yorubaland and served as premier of Western Nigeria from independence in 1960 till his assassination in 1966.

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Lagos

Lagos (also US), or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan city in southwestern Nigeria.

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National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons

The National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC) (later changed to the National Convention of Nigerian Citizens), was a Nigerian nationalist political party from 1944 to 1966, during the period leading up to independence and immediately following independence.

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Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa.

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Northern People's Congress

The Northern People's Congress (NPC) is a political party in Nigeria.

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Northern Region, Nigeria

Northern Nigeria (or Arewancin Nijeriya) was an autonomous division within Nigeria, distinctly different from the southern part of the country, with independent customs, foreign relations and security structures.

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Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos

Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos, (15 March 1893 – 21 January 1972) was a British businessman from the Lyttelton family who was brought into government during the Second World War, holding a number of ministerial posts.

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Riot

A riot or mob violence is a form of civil disorder commonly characterized by a group lashing out in a violent public disturbance against authority, property, or people.

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Sabon Gari

A Sabon Gari (strangers' quarters or literally new town in the Hausa language, plural Sabon Garuruwa) is a section of cities and towns in Northern Nigeria, South Central Niger and Northern Cameroon whose residents are not indigenous to Hausa lands. 1953 Kano riot and Sabon Gari are history of Nigeria.

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Sabon Gari Market

Sabon Gari Market is a marketplace in Kano, Kano State, Nigeria.

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Yoruba people

The Yoruba people (Ọmọ Odùduwà, Ọmọ Káàárọ̀-oòjíire) are a West African ethnic group who mainly inhabit parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. 1953 Kano riot and Yoruba people are Yoruba.

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1966 anti-Igbo pogrom

A series of massacres were committed against Igbo people and other people of southern Nigerian origin living in northern Nigeria starting in May 1966 and reaching a peak after 29 September 1966.

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See also

1953 crimes in Nigeria

  • 1953 Kano riot

20th century in Kano

Crime in Kano

History of Igboland

History of Kano

May 1953 events in Africa

  • 1953 Kano riot

Riots and civil disorder in Nigeria

Yoruba

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Kano_riot

Also known as Kano Riot of 1953, Kano Riots.