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Rivers State, Nigeria (1967 - 1970)
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image by Jens Pattke, 12 July 2006
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Rivers State (1967-1970)
Rivers State is one of the 36 states in
Nigeria. Its capital is
Port Harcourt. The state is named after the many rivers that
border its territory. It was part of the
Oil Rivers Protectorate from 1885 until 1893 when it became part
of the Niger
Coast Protectorate. In 1900 the region merged with the chartered
territories of the
Royal Niger Company to form the colony of
Southern Nigeria. The state was formed in 1967 following
the division of the
Eastern Region
of Nigeria. Until 1996 the state contained the area which is now in
the Bayelsa State.
Prior to 1970, all of the Nigerian states had their own coats of arms and flags. The state flag
was modeled on the Nigerian national flag but with the
state coat of arms in the centre of the white stripe. These state flags
were adopted in 1967 and abolished in 1970. Since 1970 only the Nigerian
national coat of arms and national flag may be used as symbol of a state.
Source: Enzyklopädie der staatlichen Wappen und Flaggen (Encyclopaedia
of State Coat of Arms and State Flags), Volume 6.
Jens Pattke, 09 July 2006
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