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===Foreign control: the Egyptian and British=== ...arles George Gordon]] in 1885. The revolt was successful and Egypt and the British abandoned Sudan, and the resulting state was a theocratic Mahdist state.

...on [[October 1]], [[1960]] when Nigeria declared its independence from the British and at present consists of 36 states and the federal capital territory. Nig ...by [[Yorubas]] and led by [[Obafemi Awolowo]]. The nation parted with its British legacy in [[1963]] by declaring itself a [[Federal Republic]], with Azikiwe