DO YOU KNOW that between June 12,1993 to June 12,2013: Is a litany of events ? *June 12,1993: Nigeria holds d freest and fairest election ever. *June 23,1993: Babangida annuls election. *August 26,1993: Babangida steps aside and hands over to Chief Ernest Shonekan, Abiola’s tribesman, *November 17,1993: Late General Sani Abacha, shoves Shonekan aside and takes over. *May 15, 1993 pro-democracy and human rights activists established the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) to fight for the restoration of June 12 and Abiola’s mandate. *June 11,1999: Abiola declares self president and Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces at Epetedo, Lagos. *June 23, 1994:Abiola arrested and detained. *1995: Activists intensified campaign and many flee into exile. *June 4,1996: Kudirat Abiola,was killed in Lagos by government agents over June 12 struggle. *June 8, 1998: Abacha died in office. *July 7, 1998:Abiola died in detention. *July1998:Abdulsalami Abubakar unveils 10-month transition programme. *December 5, 1998:Local council elections held nationwide for nine provisional political parties. *December 1998:Three parties, Alliance for Democracy (AD), All Peoples Party (APP) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) given final registration. *February 1999: General Olusegun Obasanjo of PDP beats Chief Olu Falae of AD/APP in presidential elections. *1999-2007: Obasanjo refuses to immortalize Abiola. *June 13, 2008:Nwosu declares Abiola winner of the June 12 polls. *May 29, 2012:Jonathan names UNILAG after Abiola. *June 25, 2012: Court restrains FG from renaming UNILAG after Abiola. *February 22, 2013 President Goodluck Jonathan retains the name of UNILAG.
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