When did this nation stop being Nigeria and start being Niger? And why?
It didn't. Niger and Nigeria are two separate nations; the former was originally a French colony, the latter was part of the British Empire. Both achieved independence in 1960.
21 posted on 07/14/2003 4:52:50 PM PDT by derlauerer
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