Election
Presidential elections were held in Nigeria on 6 August 1983. The result was a victory for incumbent Shehu Shagari, who received 48% of the vote. His National Party of Nigeria won the parliamentary elections held later in the month.
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Presidential elections were held in Nigeria on 6 August 1983. The result was a victory for incumbent Shehu Shagari, who received 48% of the vote. His National Party of Nigeria won the parliamentary elections held later in the month.
The aftermath of the election when Shehu Shagari was announced as the winner,came along with violence and civil unrest in Southwestern part of the country like Oyo and Ondo state.
Text from the Wikipedia article “1983 Nigerian presidential election”, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.