Cabinet of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
The Cabinet of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was the government of Nigeria, headed by Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, in the years leading up to and following independence. There were three cabinets. The first was established in 1957 when Balewa was appointed Prime Minister by the British Governor-General. The second was formed after the general elections of December 1959, just before independence, in a coalition government. The third was formed after the disputed general elections of December 1964, and was dissolved after the military coup of 15 January 1966.
Cabinet of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa | |
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Cabinet of Nigeria | |
| Date formed | 30 August 1957 |
| Date dissolved | 15 January 1966 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Elizabeth II (until 1963) Nnamdi Azikiwe (from 1963) |
| Head of government | Abubakar Tafawa Balewa |
| Member party | Northern People's Congress (NPC) National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC) |
| History | |
| Successor | Government of Major-General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi |
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