Nigeria regained democracy in 1999 when it elected Olusegun Obasanjo, the former military head of state, as the new President of Nigeria. This ended almost 33 years of military rule (from 1966 until 1999), excluding the short-lived second republic (between 1979 and 1983) by military dictators who seized power in coups d'état and counter-coups during the Nigerian military juntas of 1966–1979 and 1983–1998. Although the elections which brought Obasanjo to power in 1999 and again in 2003 were condemned as unfree and unfair, Nigeria has shown marked improvements in attempts to tackle government corruption and to hasten development. COUNT 5
QSN1 When did Nigeria regain democracy? ANS1 1999 QSN2 Who won the 1999 Nigerian election? ANS2 Olusegun Obasanjo QSN3 Nigeria was under military rule for how long? ANS3 almost 33 years QSN4 How was the 1999 election regarded? ANS4 unfree and unfair QSN5 How was the 2003 election regarded? ANS5 unfree and unfair