City · Nigeria
Lagos
Nigerian megacity, the economic and cultural engine of sub-Saharan Africa.
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The origin
What the date says
- Milestone
- Founding
- What happened
- In 1914 it became the capital of unified colonial Nigeria, consolidating its port as a hub of Atlantic trade.
- Year
- 1914
- Source
- Historical documentation
- Note
- Capital of Nigeria until 1991. Port since 1914.
Only the year is documented: if it falls between January 21 and February 21, the sign could be the previous one.
Keep in mind
Affinity is a symbolic reading from the Chinese zodiac tradition, not a measurement: it compares the sign of the year you were born with that of each entry's year of origin.