Democracy Day in Nigeria
Democracy Day in Nigeria is held on June 12. This event in the second decade of the month June is annual. 
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Democracy Day is 12 June, a national public (bank) holiday in Nigeria. Until 6 June 2018, it was held annually on May 29. Democracy Day marks the day the military handed over power to an elected civilian government in 1999, marking the beginning of the longest continuous civilian rule since Nigeria's independence from colonial rule in 1960. It is a tradition that has been held annually, beginning in year 2000. June 12 was formerly known as Abiola Day, celebrated in Lagos, Nigeria and some south western states of Nigeria.
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