First Nigerian Republic

Federal Republic of Nigeria
1963–1966
Motto: "Peace, Unity, Freedom"[1]
Anthem: Nigeria, We Hail Thee[1]
Location of Nigeria
CapitalLagos
Common languagesEnglish · Hausa · Igbo · Yoruba and other regional languages
Religion
Islam · Christianity · Traditional beliefs
GovernmentFederal parliamentary republic
President 
• 1963–1966
Nnamdi Azikiwe
Prime Minister 
• 1963–1966
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
LegislatureParliament[2]
• Upper house
Senate
• Lower house
House of Representatives
Historical eraCold War
1 October 1963
15 January 1966
Area
1963[3]923,768 km2 (356,669 sq mi)
Population
• 1963[3]
55,670,055
CurrencyNigerian pound
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
Drives onleft
ISO 3166 codeNG
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Federation of Nigeria
Nigerian military junta
Today part ofNigeria
Cameroona
  • ^a Bakassi peninsula; governed by Nigeria until 2008

The First Republic was the republican government of Nigeria between 1963 and 1966 governed by the first republican constitution. The country's government was based on a federal form of the Westminster system. The period between 1 October 1960, when the country gained its independence and 15 January 1966, when the first military coup d’état took place, is also generally referred to as the First Republic. The first Republic of Nigeria was ruled by different leaders representing their regions as premiers in a federation during this period.

  1. ^ a b Ugorji, Basil (2012). From Cultural Justice to Inter-Ethnic Mediation: A Reflection on the Possibility of Ethno-Religious Mediation in Africa. Outskirts Press. p. 183. ISBN 9781432788353.
  2. ^ "The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1963)" (PDF). p. 26.
  3. ^ a b Oshungade, I. O. (1995). "The Nigerian Population Statistics" (PDF). 1995 Directory of Nigerian Statisticians. 2: 58. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2013.

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