Max Siollun is a British-Nigerian historian who specializes on

Nigerian history The history of Nigeria can be traced to the earliest inhabitants whose date remains at least 13,000 BC through the early civilizations such as the Nok culture which began around 1500 BC. Numerous ancient African civilizations settled in the regi ...

with a particular focus on the Nigerian military and how it has affected Nigeria's socio-political trajectory from the pre-colonial era to the present. Siollun was educated in England, graduating from the

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Articles and books

Siollun's boo
''Oil, Politics and Violence: Nigeria's Military Coup Culture (1966–1976)''
published in 2009, has received favorable reviews by numerous commentators who note Siollun's contribution to Nigerian history, not least for its dispassionate tone, critical insight and unpacking of a complex series of events which were hitherto poorly documented or not documented at all. Siollun has written about the Dikko affair, which strained diplomatic relations between the

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and Nigeria for some time. Siollun's fifth book ''The Forgotten Era: Nigeria Before British Rule'' was published in 2025.

Bibliography

* * * * ''What Britain Did to Nigeria: A Short History of Conquest and Rule'', C. Hurst & Co Publishers, 2021. . *

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Siollun, Max 21st-century Nigerian historians Living people Alumni of the University of London Historians of Nigeria Year of birth missing (living people)