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The Gift of Democracy?

The Gift of Democracy: Mike Thomson investigates allegations by a former civil servant that Britain tried to rig Nigeria's first democratic elections before independence in 1960.

Mike Thomson presents the series using documentary evidence to throw new light on past events.

3/3. The Gift of Democracy?

This edition investigates allegations in the unpublished memoirs of a former colonial civil servant that the British tried to rig Nigeria's first democratic elections before independence in 1960.

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Mon 30 Jul 2007 20:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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