GOVERNMENT
JAMB 2004 - Question 13
Government 2004 JAMB Past Questions - Question 13: Nigeria demonstrated her commitment to the policy of non-alignment during the regime of
Choose the most appropriate option for the gap .
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Correct Answer
D
Explanation
Nigeriaantagonised the Western bloc and moved closer to the Eastern bloc during theregime of General Murtala Mohammed. He condemned western imperialism which washeld responsible for sustaining aparthied in South Africa. Nigeria supportedall the liberation movements in Angola which were as follows:1. MPLA2. FNLA and3. UNITA.The regimeconcentrated more on MPLA as it was the faction strongly backed by thecommunist bloc. The support to MPLA led to its victory in the year 1975.

