The Abacha Regime
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The challenges and achievements of the Abacha regime.
- Assess the challenges and achievements of the Abacha regime.
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- Practice question 1
Pro-democracy protests and strikes during the Abacha regime notably included action by oil workers' unions such as NUPENG and
- A.MOSOP
- B.NADECO
- C.PENGASSAN
- D.The Zikist Movement
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C. PENGASSAN
These protests notably included action by oil workers' unions such as NUPENG and PENGASSAN.
- Practice question 2
Ken Saro-Wiwa's activism was carried out through an organization known as
- A.MASSOB
- B.MOSOP (Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People)
- C.The Action Group
- D.The Zikist Movement
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B. MOSOP (Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People)
This activism was carried out through MOSOP (Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People).
- Practice question 3
Sani Abacha's regime is widely characterized by historians as
- A.Focused exclusively on economic liberalization
- B.Highly democratic and tolerant of dissent
- C.Authoritarian, with significant restriction of political freedoms
- D.A brief transitional caretaker government
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C. Authoritarian, with significant restriction of political freedoms
This regime is widely characterized as authoritarian, with significant restriction of political freedoms.
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