State · 1960 – 1963
Federation of Nigeria
A state of 1960 – 1963 — 3 years in sub-Saharan Africa. It replaced Colonial Nigeria. It was replaced by Nigeria and First Nigerian Republic. Its line of rulers holds 1 person. Its own article says it was dissolved.
For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the state.
- Stood
- 3 years
- 1960 – 1963
- Rulers
- 1
- the monarch of the Federation of Nigeria
- Symbols
- 2
- on record, with years
Where it sits in time
Five thousand years, 3000 BCE to 2026; the state in gold, what it replaced or followed and what replaced or followed it in grey.
Before and after
The states the record files it as replacing or following, and those that replaced or followed it - Wikidata's own statements, each read from this state's side.
Before it
- Colonial Nigeria · replaces
After it
- Nigeria · replaced by · 1963 – present
- First Nigerian Republic · replaced by · 1963 – 1966
How it ended, as its article says
Dissolved. Read from the article's section “lead” by its grammar; the claim is only that the article says so.
The monarchy was abolished and Nigeria became a republic within the Commonwealth.
One sentence of the English Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rulers
The line of monarch of the Federation of Nigeria.
| Ruler | Reign | Length | How it ended · source | To the ruler before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth II | 1960 – 1963 | 3 years | left office aliveread off the dates alone |
1 rulers, 1 with terms dated as terms, covering 1960 – 1963. Only 3 years of the line are dated - too short for a median. A blank in the last column means no kin on record, which is coverage, never “unrelated”.
Heads of government
The line of head of government, drawn and never measured: a cabinet is not a reign.
| Abubakar Tafawa Balewa | lived 1912 – 1966 |
Flags and arms, in order
Each symbol with the years its own statement gives; the timeline flies the one of the year on screen.
flag, undatedFlag of Nigeria · Public domain .svg/120px-Flag_of_Nigeria_(1914%E2%80%931952).svg.png)
flag, 1914 – 1960Flag of Nigeria (1914–1952) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Benchill (original)
Among all states
Each measure against the states that carry it, never against all of them: a bar is the share of those states below this one.
- How long it stood3 years
stood longer than 10% of 3,187 states with a recorded end or still standing.
- Wars recorded per centurynone
had more wars on record per century than 44% of 3,187 states, counting the wars the atlas hosts under each.
- Rulers on record1
has more rulers on record than 13% of 1,968 states with a line of rulers.
What led to it, and what came of it
The investigation's own picture: 2 causes the record names and 3 results, the strongest six of each at their own years, joined to the state by the kind of claim - a recorded statement solid, the article's sentence dashed, a theory dash-dot.
Open the investigation: every row with its evidence, the conditions at the time, the theories condition by condition, and the succession analysed.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 1950 – 1973, with everything that stood beside it.
- On the map in 1962, live: scrub the year and watch its borders move.
- Investigate it: what led to it, what came of it, and its succession analysed.
Wikidata Q5440850 (CC0) · symbols from Wikimedia Commons, each credited above · one sentence of the English Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA 4.0 · data built 2026-10-06 · Pastlas v2.9.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.