Soldier Idumota
Appearance
Soldier Idumota | |
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Sojadumota | |
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For soldiers who died during World War I and World War II | |
Unveiled | 1948 |
Location |
Soldier Idumota (Yoruba: Sojadumota) sometimes called Unknown Soldier, is a cenotaph located in Idumota, a suburb of Lagos, in Lagos State, Nigeria. It was built and erected in 1948 by the Nigerian government to commemorate the soldiers who died during World War I and World War II.[1]
References
- ^ Florence Gaub (2010). Military Integration after Civil Wars: Multiethnic Armies, Identity and Post-Conflict Reconstruction. Routledge. pp. 60–. ISBN 978-1-136-89603-3.
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