NADECO

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NADECO (the National Democratic Coalition) was a prominent Nigerian pro-democracy movement formed in the 1990s to oppose military rule and advocate for the validation of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election.

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instanceOf political pressure group ⓘ
pro-democracy movement ⓘ
advocatedFor free and fair elections in Nigeria ⓘ
implementation of the June 12, 1993 election results ⓘ
recognition of Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola as president-elect ⓘ
respect for human rights in Nigeria ⓘ
rule of law in Nigeria ⓘ
associatedWith Nigerian pro-democracy activists ⓘ
associatedWithIssue June 12 democracy struggle in Nigeria ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
formedInContextOf annulment of the June 12, 1993 Nigerian presidential election ⓘ
formedInDecade 1990s ⓘ
fullName National Democratic Coalition ⓘ
goal release of political prisoners linked to June 12 struggle ⓘ
restoration of constitutional rule in Nigeria ⓘ
historicalSignificance major coalition opposing military dictatorship in Nigeria ⓘ
ideology anti-military rule ⓘ
pro-democracy ⓘ
influenced Nigeria’s transition to civilian rule in 1999 ⓘ
languageOfOperation English ⓘ
locatedIn Nigeria ⓘ
movementType opposition movement ⓘ
natureOfOrganization coalition of politicians, activists and civil society groups ⓘ
notablePeriodOfActivity 1990s ⓘ
operatedDuring Sani Abacha military regime ⓘ
opposed Nigerian military government ⓘ
annulment of the June 12, 1993 election ⓘ
opposedLeader General Sani Abacha ⓘ
politicalPosition pro-democracy opposition ⓘ
politicalSystemChallenged military dictatorship in Nigeria ⓘ
primaryGoal end to military rule in Nigeria ⓘ
restoration of democracy in Nigeria ⓘ
validation of the June 12, 1993 presidential election ⓘ
recognizedAs leading Nigerian pro-democracy coalition of the 1990s ⓘ
regionOfInfluence West Africa ⓘ
usedTactics international advocacy ⓘ
media campaigns ⓘ
political mobilization ⓘ
public protests ⓘ

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