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=== ప్రజాప్రభుత్వం (1999–) ===
[[File:NewYam-IgboFestival-Dublin.jpg|thumb|right|Igbo people celebrating the [[New Yam Festival of the Igbo|New Yam festival]], UzomediaTV ]]
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 Nigerian Republic|second republic]] (between 1979 and 1983) by military dictators who seized power in [[coup d'état|coups d'état]] and counter-coups during the [[Nigerian military juntas of 1966–1979 and 1983–1998]]. Although the elections that 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.
1999 లో నైజీరియా తిరిగి ప్రజాస్వామ్యాన్ని తిరిగి పొందింది. మాజీ సైన్యాధిపతి " ఒలుసెగను ఒబాసాన్జో " ను నైజీరియా నూతన అధ్యక్షుడుగా ఎన్నుకుంది. 1966-1999 వరకు దాదాపు 33 సంవత్సరాల సైనిక పాలన (1979 - 1983 మధ్యకాలంలో రెండవ రిపబ్లికు మినహా) ముగిసింది. 1999 లో ఓబసాన్జోను అధికారంలోకి తీసుకువచ్చిన ఎన్నికలు 2003 లో అన్యాయంగా జరిగాయని ఖండించాయి. నైజీరియా ప్రభుత్వం అవినీతిని అధిగమించడానికి, అభివృద్ధి వేగవంతం చేయడానికి చేసిన ప్రయత్నాల కారణంగా గణనీయమైన మెరుగుదలలను చూపించింది.
[[Conflict in the Niger Delta|Ethnic violence for control over the oil-producing Niger Delta]] region and inadequate infrastructures are some of the issues in the country. [[Umaru Yar'Adua]] of the [[People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)|People's Democratic Party (PDP)]] came into power in the [[Nigerian general election, 2007|general election of 2007]]. The international community has been observing Nigerian elections to encourage a free and fair process, and condemned this one as being severely flawed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eueom-ng.org/Files/final_report.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216032839/http://www.eueom-ng.org/Files/final_report.pdf |dead-url=yes |archive-date=16 February 2008 |title=Final Report |publisher=EU Election Observation Mission Nigeria 2007 |accessdate=24 January 2008 }}</ref>
నైగరు డెల్టా ప్రాంతంలో చమురు ఉత్పత్తిపై నియంత్రణ కొరకు స్థానికప్రజలలో తలెత్తిన హింసాత్మక చర్యలు, సరిపోని మౌలికసౌకర్యాలు వంటి కొన్ని సమస్యలు దేశంలో తలెత్తాయి. 2007 జనరలు ఎన్నికలలో పీపుల్సు డెమొక్రటికు పార్టీ (పిడిపి) ఉమరు యార్ అడుయా పార్టీ అధికారంలోకి వచ్చింది. స్వేచ్ఛాయుతమైన, సరళమైన ప్రక్రియను ప్రోత్సహించేందుకు అంతర్జాతీయ సమాజం నైజీరియా ఎన్నికలను పరిశీలించి ఎన్నికలను తీవ్రమైన దోషపూరితమైనవిగా ఖండించింది.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eueom-ng.org/Files/final_report.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216032839/http://www.eueom-ng.org/Files/final_report.pdf |dead-url=yes |archive-date=16 February 2008 |title=Final Report |publisher=EU Election Observation Mission Nigeria 2007 |accessdate=24 January 2008 }}</ref>
Yar'Adua died on 5 May 2010. Dr. [[Goodluck Jonathan]] was sworn in as Yar'Adua's replacement on 6 May 2010,<ref>{{cite news|title=Nigeria's Goodluck Jonathan sworn in as president|publisher=BBC News|date=6 May 2010|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8664150.stm|accessdate=28 May 2011}}</ref> becoming Nigeria's 14th Head of State, while his vice-president, [[Namadi Sambo]], an architect and former [[Kaduna State]] governor, was chosen on 18 May 2010, by the National Assembly. His confirmation followed President Jonathan's nomination of Sambo to that position.<ref>{{cite web|title=NASS confirms Sambo as vice president|publisher=[[The Nigerian Voice]]|date=18 May 2010|url =https://www.thenigerianvoice.com/movie/24352/nass-confirm-sambo-as-vice-president.html|accessdate=29 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Akinlade |first=Muruf |title=National Assembly confirms Sambo as Vice President |publisher=MyOndoState.Com |date=18 May 2010 |url=http://www.myondostate.com/myondostate/newssend.php?id=203 |accessdate=29 May 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110427025349/http://www.myondostate.com/myondostate/newssend.php?id=203 |archivedate=27 April 2011 |df= }}</ref> ▼
▲Yar'Adua2010 died onమే 5 Mayన 2010.యార్ అడుయా Drమరణించాడు. [[Goodluck2010 Jonathan]]మే was6 swornన inయార్ asఅడుయా Yar'Adua'sస్థానంలో replacementడాక్టరు onగుడ్లకు 6జోనాథను May 2010,స్థానంలో<ref>{{cite news|title=Nigeria's Goodluck Jonathan sworn in as president|publisher=BBC News|date=6 May 2010|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8664150.stm|accessdate=28 May 2011}}</ref> becomingనైజీరియా Nigeria's 14th14 Headవ ofఅధిపతిగా State,మారాడు. while2010 hisమే vice-president,18 [[Namadiన Sambo]],సాంబో anనియామకాన్ని architectఅధ్యక్షుడు andజోనాథను formerప్రతిపాదించిన [[Kadunaతరువాత State]]జాతీయ governor,అసెంబ్లీ wasనామాడి chosenసాంబో on 18 May 2010(వాస్తుశిల్పి, by the National Assembly. His confirmation followed President Jonathan'sమాజీ nominationకాడున ofరాష్ట్ర Samboగవర్నరును) toఉపాధ్యక్షుడుగా thatఎన్నిక positionచేసింది.<ref>{{cite web|title=NASS confirms Sambo as vice president|publisher=[[The Nigerian Voice]]|date=18 May 2010|url =https://www.thenigerianvoice.com/movie/24352/nass-confirm-sambo-as-vice-president.html|accessdate=29 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Akinlade |first=Muruf |title=National Assembly confirms Sambo as Vice President |publisher=MyOndoState.Com |date=18 May 2010 |url=http://www.myondostate.com/myondostate/newssend.php?id=203 |accessdate=29 May 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110427025349/http://www.myondostate.com/myondostate/newssend.php?id=203 |archivedate=27 April 2011 |df= }}</ref>
Goodluck Jonathan served as Nigeria's president until 16 April 2011, when a new [[Nigerian presidential election, 2011|presidential election in Nigeria]] was conducted. Jonathan of the PDP was declared the winner on 19 April 2011, having won the election with a total of 22,495,187 of the 39,469,484 votes cast, to stand ahead of [[Muhammadu Buhari]] from the main opposition party, the [[Congress for Progressive Change|Congress for Progressive Change (CPC)]], which won 12,214,853 of the total votes cast.<ref name=cnn>{{cite web|last=Purefoy |first=Christian |title=Goodluck Jonathan retains Nigerian presidency |url=http://articles.cnn.com/2011-04-18/world/nigeria.elections_1_illegal-voting-muhammadu-buhari-kaduna?_s=PM:WORLD |publisher=CNN |accessdate=11 April 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110422075252/http://articles.cnn.com/2011-04-18/world/nigeria.elections_1_illegal-voting-muhammadu-buhari-kaduna?_s=PM%3AWORLD |archivedate=22 April 2011 |df= }}</ref>
The international media reported the elections as having run smoothly with relatively little violence or voter fraud, in contrast to previous elections.<ref name="New York">{{cite news|last=Nossiter|first=Adam|title=Nigerians Vote in Presidential Election|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/world/africa/17nigeria.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&hp|accessdate=17 April 2011|newspaper=The New York Times|date=16 April 2011}}</ref>
2011 ఏప్రెలు 16 న నైజీరియాలో నూతన అధ్యక్ష ఎన్నికల నిర్వహించే వరకు గుడ్లకు జోనాథను నైజీరియా అధ్యక్షుడిగా పనిచేశారు. 2011 ఏప్రెలు 19 న పి.డి.పి.కి చెందిన జోనాథను విజేతగా ప్రకటించబడ్డాడు. 3,94,69,484 ఓట్లలో 22,495,187 మంది ఓట్లు వేసారు. ప్రధాన ప్రతిపక్ష పార్టీ అయిన కాంగ్రెసు ఫరు ప్రొగ్రెసివు చేంజి (సి.పి.సి) నుండి ముహమ్మూ బుహారీ మొత్తం ఓట్లు 1,22,14,853 సాధించాడు.<ref name=cnn>{{cite web|last=Purefoy |first=Christian |title=Goodluck Jonathan retains Nigerian presidency |url=http://articles.cnn.com/2011-04-18/world/nigeria.elections_1_illegal-voting-muhammadu-buhari-kaduna?_s=PM:WORLD |publisher=CNN |accessdate=11 April 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110422075252/http://articles.cnn.com/2011-04-18/world/nigeria.elections_1_illegal-voting-muhammadu-buhari-kaduna?_s=PM%3AWORLD |archivedate=22 April 2011 |df= }}</ref> మునుపటి ఎన్నికలకు భిన్నంగా తక్కువ హింస, తక్కువ మోసం ఎన్నికలు నిర్వహించబడ్డాయని అంతర్జాతీయ ఎన్నికలు పరిశీలన బృందాలు నివేదించాయి.<ref name="New York">{{cite news|last=Nossiter|first=Adam|title=Nigerians Vote in Presidential Election|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/world/africa/17nigeria.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&hp|accessdate=17 April 2011|newspaper=The New York Times|date=16 April 2011}}</ref>
In the [[Nigerian general election, 2015|March 2015 election]], Muhammadu Buhari defeated Goodluck Jonathan by roughly 2 million votes. Observers generally praised the election as being fair. Jonathan was generally praised for conceding defeat and limiting the risk of unrest.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nigeria election: Muhammadu Buhari wins|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-32139858|newspaper=BBC|accessdate=31 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/04/obama-praises-nigerias-president-for-conceding-defeat/ |title=Obama praises Nigeria's president for conceding defeat |publisher=Vanguard |date=1 April 2015 |accessdate=4 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://thenationonlineng.net/new/apc-praises-jonathan-for-conceding-defeat/ |title=APC praises Jonathan for conceding defeat |publisher=The Nation |accessdate=4 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.channelstv.com/2015/03/31/anyaoku-praises-jonathan-for-conceding-defeat/ |title=Anyaoku Praises Jonathan For Conceding Defeat |publisher=Channels Television |date=31 March 2015 |accessdate=4 April 2015}}</ref> ▼
▲In the [[Nigerian general election, 2015 |March 2015మార్చి election]],ఎన్నికలలో Muhammaduముహముదు Buhariబుహారీ defeatedసుమారు Goodluck2 Jonathanమిలియన్ల byఓట్లతో roughlyగుడ్లకు 2జోనాథనును million votesఓడించాడు. Observersపరిశీలకులు generallyసాధారణంగా praisedఈ theఎన్నికను electionఫెయిర్గా as being fairప్రశంసించారు. Jonathanజోనాథను wasఓటమిని generally praised for conceding defeatఅంగీకరించి, andవిజేతను limitingప్రశంసించి theఅశాంతి riskప్రమాదాన్ని ofపరిమితం unrestచేసాడు.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nigeria election: Muhammadu Buhari wins|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-32139858|newspaper=BBC|accessdate=31 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/04/obama-praises-nigerias-president-for-conceding-defeat/ |title=Obama praises Nigeria's president for conceding defeat |publisher=Vanguard |date=1 April 2015 |accessdate=4 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://thenationonlineng.net/new/apc-praises-jonathan-for-conceding-defeat/ |title=APC praises Jonathan for conceding defeat |publisher=The Nation |accessdate=4 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.channelstv.com/2015/03/31/anyaoku-praises-jonathan-for-conceding-defeat/ |title=Anyaoku Praises Jonathan For Conceding Defeat |publisher=Channels Television |date=31 March 2015 |accessdate=4 April 2015}}</ref>
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