What happened to the Kalakuta Republic in 1978?
It expanded
Won an award
Declared independence
Destroyed in a raid
Answer
Destroyed in a military raid, the Kalakuta Republic, a commune established by Nigerian musician and political activist Fela Kuti in Lagos, met its end in 1978. Led by Then-Chief of Army Staff Olusegun Obasanjo, the raid was a response to growing political tensions, with the commune serving as a symbol of resistance and defiance against the Nigerian government's perceived oppression and corruption.
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