Nigeria - The Making of a Nation 1960

Overview

After the Second World War and following Indian independence, the British government envisaged the gradual and ordered replacement of the Empire. The Empire would be replaced by a Commonwealth of Nations tied together by language, shared history and economic interdependence. Colonial administrators would hand over the reins to moderate local pro-British leaders. In practice, the road to independence was much quicker and rockier than had been initially planned by British officials and politician