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| A secessionist state in southeastern Nigeria that existed from 30 May 1967 to 15 January 1970. |
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| The process of developing democratic states. |
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| In Nigeria and elsewhere, the notion that colonial powers had to rule on their own and through local leaders at the same time. |
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| Constitutional practice in which subnational units are granted considerable power. |
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| The leading Muslim group in northern Nigeria. |
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| The leading ethnic group in southeastern Nigeria. |
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| Development strategy that uses tariffs and other barriers to imports, and therefore stimulates domestic industries. |
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| British and other colonial procedures through which “natives” were used to carry out colonial rule. |
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| International Monetary Fund (IMF) |
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| International agency that provides loans and other forms of assistance to countries with fiscal problems. |
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| Basic values and assumptions that people have toward authority, the political system, and other overarching themes in political life. |
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| President of Nigeria since 1999. |
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| The military ruler of Nigeria until his death in 1998. |
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| Islamic legal code that many argue should supersede civil law in countries such as Iran and Nigeria. |
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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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| A major international lending agency for development projects based in Washington. |
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| The leading ethnic group in southwestern Nigeria. |
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| Political outcome in which one side wins and the other loses. |
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