<Table> <Tr> <Th> Part of a series on the </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> History of Nigeria </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Timeline </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Prehistory </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Early history </Td> <Td> pre-1500 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pre-colonial period </Td> <Td> 1500--1800 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> British period </Td> <Td> 1800--1960 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> First Republic </Td> <Td> 1960--1979 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Civil War </Td> <Td> 1967--1970 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Republic </Td> <Td> 1979--1983 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Third Republic </Td> <Td> 1993--1999 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fourth Republic </Td> <Td> 1999--present </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> See also </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> History of the Igbo people </Li> <Li> History of the Yoruba people </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nigeria portal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Part of a series on the </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> History of Nigeria </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Timeline </Th> </Tr>

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