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A presidential election was held in Nigeria on 16 April 2011 postponed from 9 April 2011. The election follows controversy as to whether a Muslim or Christian should be allowed to become president given the tradition of rotating the top office between the religions and following the death of Umaru Yar’Adua who was a Muslim and Goodluck Jonathan a Christian assuming the interim presidency.Following the election widespread violence took place in the northern parts of the country.
