Mid-Western Region, Nigeria
- Mid-Western Region, Nigeria
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The Mid-Western Region was a division of Nigeria from 1963 to 1991, from 1976 being known as the Bendel state.
It was formed in June 1963 from Benin and Delta provinces of the Western Region, and its capital was Benin City. It was renamed a province in 1966, and in 1967 when the other provinces were split up into several states, it remained territorially intact, becoming a state.
During the Nigerian Civil War, the Biafran forces invaded the new Mid-Western state, en route to Lagos, in an attempt to force a quick end to the war. While under Biafran occupation, the state was declared as the "Republic of Benin" as Nigerian forces were to retake the region. The republic collapsed a day after the declaration as Nigerian troops overtook Benin City.
In 1976 it lost Ughelli to the new Rivers state and was renamed Bendel. This was subdivided into Delta and Edo in 1991.
References
| v · Governors of Mid-Western and Bendel States |
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| Mid-Western State Leaders |
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| Bendel State leaders |
Husaini Abdullahi • Abubakar Waziri • Ambrose Folorunsho Alli • Samuel Ogbemudia • Jeremiah Useni • John Mark Inienger • Tunde Ogbeha • John Ewerekumoh Yeri |
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- Former Nigerian administrative divisions
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