Nigeria: Soldiers, intellectuals and democratization.

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  • Author(s): Uwazurike, Chudi
  • Source:
    TransAfrica Forum. Spring91, Vol. 8 Issue 1, p29. 13p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      INTELLECTUALS; DEMOCRACY; GOVERNMENT policy
    • Subject Terms:
      NIGERIA
    • Abstract:
      Focuses on the attitude of the state and the military strong men toward intellectuals as the Nigerian redemocratization exercise continues. Historical background on the changing pattern of intellectual involvement in politics across the three regime types; Issuance of two restrictive military decrees; Implications of constricting freedom; Marginalization and cooptation.