The Midwest Democratic Front was a small

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from Nigeria's Midwest region; encompassing present day

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and

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s. The party was one of the various small parties that forged alliances with the dominant parties in Nigeria's first republic, such as the Action Group, the

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, NEPU and the

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References

*Toyin Falola; The History of Nigeria, Greenwood Press, 1999. Defunct political parties in Nigeria {{Nigeria-party-stub