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The Federal Republic of Nigeria is a country in Western Africa. Nigeria has several different ethnic groups within it, there are Hausa, Fulani, Yoruba, and Igbo. Nigeria became a central place for the transatlantic slave trade and was colonized by Britain in 1861. In 1914 it was made a British colony, but in 1960 Nigeria gained independence, and in 1963 it became a federal republic.
Nigeria is understood to be the birthplace of Olaudah Equiano.
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Nigeria summary". Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Sep. 2021, https://www.britannica.com/summary/Nigeria. Accessed 9 May 2025.
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