Open AccessMilitary Coups d'etat in Nigeria Revisited: A Political and Economic Analysis
Author(s) -
Julius E. Nyang’oro
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
american review of politics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2374-779X
pISSN - 2374-7781
DOI - 10.15763/issn.2374-7781.1993.14.0.129-147
Subject(s) - politics , authoritarianism , political science , military rule , intervention (counseling) , political economy , development economics , law , sociology , democracy , economics , psychology , psychiatry
In the last few years, there seems to have been a radical transformation in African politics. South Africa, which for a long time reflected the politics of racial domination, is moving towards multi-racial rule. Formerly one-party states such as Zambia and Kenya recently have held multi-party elections; and authoritarian regimes such as Zaire are now seriously discussing the possibility of pluralist politics. The question that this paper seeks to address is whether the changes taking place are indeed ushering in a new phase of politics in Africa without the prospect of military intervention. Nigeria is used as a case study for examining this question.