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  2. Kalikata - Wikipedia

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    Kalikata. Coordinates: 22°34′N 88°22′E. Kalikata was one of the three villages which were merged to form the city of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) in India. The other two villages were Gobindapur and Sutanuti. Job Charnock, an administrator with the British East India Company is traditionally credited with the honour of founding the city.

  3. Kalakuta Republic - Wikipedia

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    Kalakuta Republic was the name musician and political activist Fela Kuti gave to the communal compound that housed his family, band members, and recording studio. Located at 14 Agege Motor Road, Idi-Oro, Mushin, Lagos, Nigeria, it had a free health clinic, and recording facility. [1] Fela declared it independent from the state ruled by the ...

  4. Plateau State - Wikipedia

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    Plateau State is a north central Nigerian state. It is located near the centre of Nigeria and includes a range of hills surrounding the Jos Plateau. [ 6 ] Plateau State is described as "The Home of Peace and Tourism". [ 7 ] The state has a population of around 4.7 million people. [ 8 ] Its capital city is Jos.

  5. 2024 Kolkata rape and murder - Wikipedia

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    On 10 August 2024, a 33-year-old male civic volunteer working for Kolkata Police was arrested under suspicion of committing the crime. [5] [6] Three days later, the Calcutta High Court, transferred the investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) stating that the Kolkata Police's investigation did not insipre confidence.

  6. Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    Nigeria borders Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west. Nigeria is a federal republic comprising 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, where the capital, Abuja, is located. The largest city in Nigeria is Lagos, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world and the largest in Africa.

  7. 1966 Nigerian coup d'état - Wikipedia

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    On 15 January 1966, rebellious soldiers carrying out a military putsch led by Kaduna Nzeogwu [5] and 4 others, killed 22 people [6] including the prime minister of Nigeria, many senior politicians, senior Army officers and their wives, and sentinels on protective duty.

  8. Kolkata - Wikipedia

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    Kolkata, [ a ] also known as Calcutta[ b ] (its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, 80 km (50 mi) west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary financial and commercial centre of eastern and northeastern India. [ 16 ]

  9. History of Kolkata - Wikipedia

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    History of Kolkata. Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) was a colonial city. The British East India Company developed Calcutta as a village by establishing an artificial riverine port in the 18th century CE. Kolkata was the capital of the British India until 1911, when the capital was relocated to Delhi. Kolkata grew rapidly in the 19th century to ...