1964 in Nigeria

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1964
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1964 to Nigeria and its people.

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References

  1. Entirely for God: the life of Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi, p. 37, Elizabeth Isichei (Cistercian Publications, 1980)