Saturday, January 16th 1960.
Footage of Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna of Sokoto, hosting British Prime Minister Harold MacMillan in Nigeria's Northern Region in the year Nigeria would gain her independence from Britain.
Mr. MacMillan was in the midst of a 31-day tour of Africa during which time he and his wife Lady Dorothy visited the cities of Kaduna and Zaria.
On the itinerary was a textile factory and a school in Kaduna and in Zaria, palace of the Emir where Lady Dorothy visited the women's quarters, the Palace's Harem. In Zaria, both were treated to a display of horsemanship.
During his visit, MacMillan spoke to a range of Nigerian political figures and the Governor-General about Nigerian independence scheduled for October of that year.
On the 18th, MacMillan embarked for Salisbury, the capital of the Rhodesian Federation.
Source: Reuters News Archive.
Notes:
The highlight of MacMillan's Africa Tour was the speech he gave before the South African Parliament in Cape Town where he spoke of the rising African national consciousness which he likened to a “wind of change blowing through this continent”.
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