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eventREF E-0012622Revised

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Nigeria cuts its diplomatic missions

Date
8 Nov 1985
Updated
30 Sep 2019
Nigeria cuts its diplomatic missions

Faced with growing international debt, the Nigerian government announced that it would cut its international diplomatic missions by half. Nigeria hoped that this measure would save it from further economic decline. The cut came after the military regime of Buhari, which took power from a civilian government, introduced emergency economic reforms. By the late 1980s, Nigeria's debt totalled 30 billion American dollars despite the fact that the country was the 5th largest oil producer in the world. Click here to read more about Nigeria's return to military rule. Click here to read more about Nigeria's international debt.

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  1. 01Mail, Weekly. (1985). "The Week That Was", Weekly Mail: Vol 1 (23). 15 - 21 November. P 10.

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Nigeria cuts its diplomatic missions. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012622

South African History Online (2011) 'Nigeria cuts its diplomatic missions', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012622 (Accessed: 2 August 2026).

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"Nigeria cuts its diplomatic missions." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012622. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Nigeria cuts its diplomatic missions." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012622.

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