The 2011 presidential election: a better-run vote, followed by deadly violence
Goodluck Jonathan won with 58.9% in what observers called a significant improvement on 2007, but riots across 12 northern states killed more than 800 people.
Election archive
2011 elections in Nigeria
Everything about the 2011 elections in Nigeria: candidates, results, key moments, incidents and what changed afterwards.
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Incidents during the 2011 elections
Recorded from reliable reporting, by place.
Protests & unrest
· 2011
Post-election riots kill more than 800 in northern Nigeria
Protests over Goodluck Jonathan's victory turned into riots and reprisal killings across twelve northern states, the deadliest election violence of the Fourth Republic.
Twelve northern states, worst in southern Kaduna · 17 Apr 2011
Violence
· 2011
Youth corps members killed in Bauchi after the 2011 vote
Ten National Youth Service Corps members who had served as election staff were killed in the post-election violence in Bauchi State.
Giade, Bauchi State · 18 Apr 2011