Nigeria Vocabulary Flashcards

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Democratization

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The process of developing democratic states

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Dual Mandate

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In Nigeria and elsewhere, the notion that colonial powers had to rule on their own and thru local leaders at the same time

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3
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Federalism

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Constitutional practice in which subnational units are granted considerable power

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4
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Hausa-Fulani

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The leading Muslim group in northern Nigeria

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5
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Igbo

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The leading ethnic group in southeastern Nigeria. Often also spelled Ibo.

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6
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Import substitution

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Development strategy that uses tariffs and other barriers to imports, and therefore stimulates domestic industries.

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Indirect rule

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British and other colonial procedures through which “natives” were used to carry out colonial rule.

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Middle belt

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Ethnically mixed region of central Nigeria where the capital, Abuja, was built.

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9
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Parastatal

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Companies owned or controlled by the state in the third world.

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Structural Adjustment

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Development strategy that stresses integration into global markets, privatization, and so on. Supported by the World Bank, IMF, and other major northern financial institutions.

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11
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Yoruba

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The leading ethnic group in southwestern Nigeria.

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12
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Abacha, Sana

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The military ruler of Nigeria until his death in 1998.

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Babangida, Ibrahim

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Military ruler of Nigeria in the 1990s and potential candidate in 1997.

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14
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Jonathan, Goodluck

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Current President of Nigeria [as of book’s publication]

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15
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Obasanjo, Olusegun

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President of Nigeria since 1999.

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16
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Saro-Wiwa, Ken

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Nigerian activist executed by the military govt in 1996

17
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Shagari, Sehu

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President of Nigeria; overthrown in 1983 coup.

18
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Action Congress (AC)

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Political party in Nigeria. Third in most recent election.

19
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All Nigeria’s People’s Party (ANPP)

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The leading opposition party in Nigeria today.

20
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Biafra

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A secessionist state in southeastern Nigeria.

21
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International Monetary Fund (MF)

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International agency that provides loans and other forms of assistance to countries w fiscal problems.

22
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National Congress of British West Africa (NCBWA)

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One of the leading groups advocating Nigerian independence.

23
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Nigerian People’s Party

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One of the major parties in post-independence Nigeria.

24
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Supreme Military Council

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A title used during the two most important periods of military rule in Nigeria.

25
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World Bank

A

A major international lending agency for development projects based in Washington.