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Which political party did Herbert Macaulay establish in 1923?
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In 1923, Herbert Macaulay established the Nigerian National Democratic Party, which was the first political party in Nigeria. The party successfully contested three seats in the Legislative Council for Lagos. Macaulay is widely recognized as the "father of modern Nigerian nationalism".1