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Military rule: NECO Government Past Questions and Answers

What the WAEC syllabus covers in Military rule

Our summary: Why the military took power in Nigeria, the military regimes, and the effects of military rule.

  • Nigeria (Causes, effects and various military regimes.)

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NECO Government questions on Military rule

  1. NECO 2005Option A4 as a method of election was adopted in Nigeria by … administration.
  2. NECO 2004The declaration of the Republic of Biafra in May, 1967 was an attempt at
  3. NECO 2004The civil war declared by the Eastern region of Nigeria was fought for a period of … months.
  4. NECO 2004Which of the following Nigerian heads of state did NOT create states? General
  5. NECO 2004How many military heads of state died in power in Nigeria?
  6. NECO 2003The organ that performed both the legislative and executive functions under General Sani Abacha’s regime was known as
  7. NECO 2002General Abdulsalam Abubakar’s regime ended on
  8. NECO 2002Katsina and Akwa lbom states were created in 1987 by General
  9. NECO 2002Who was chairman of the Transitional Council when it was inaugurated in January 1993?
  10. NECO 2002The first military intervention in Nigerian politics was on
  11. NECO 2001On March 17, 1967, General Yakubu Gowon in an attempt to forestall the Eastern region of Nigeria from seceding and in response to various demands for states…
  12. NECO 2001The 1993 general election had been judged as the best in Nigeria, yet it was inconclusive because
  13. NECO 2001The Nigerian/ Biafra civil war ended on
  14. NECO 2001Who was NOT a victim of the January 15, 1966 coup in Nigeria?

Years with Military rule questions in DeeepSolve's question bank

From the past questions DeeepSolve holds, not a count of everything the exam body has set.

  • 2005
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  • 2002
  • 2001