Nigeria gained independence from British colonial rule on October 1, 1960. The new country’s constitution provided for a federal system, with an elected prime minister and a ceremonial head of state. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was the country’s first prime minister. In 1963 Nigeria became a republic with Nnamdi Azikiwe as president and Balewa remaining as prime minister.
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