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Biafra (/ b i ˈ æ f r ə / bee-AF-frə), officially the Republic of Biafra, was a partially recognised state in West Africa that declared independence from Nigeria and existed from 1967 until 1970. Its territory consisted of the former Eastern Region of Nigeria, predominantly inhabited by the Igbo ethnic group. [1]
Biafra was a secessionist western African state that existed from 1967 to 1970 and was one of the combatants in the Nigerian Civil War. Led by Odumegwu Ojukwu, it declared its independence from Nigeria in May 1967. Its population was principally Igbo (Ibo) people.
The Nigerian Civil War (6 July 1967 – 15 January 1970), also known as the Biafran War, was a civil war fought between Nigeria and the Republic of Biafra, a secessionist state which had declared its independence from Nigeria in 1967.
Jan 15, 2020 · Nigerian troops seen in one of Biafra's main cities, Port Harcourt, in 1968 after fierce fighting Mr Ago remembers the overpowering hunger that often forced Biafran soldiers to catch and eat...
The Nigerian Civil War was fought from 1967 to 1970 between Nigeria’s federal government and the Republic of Biafra, a secessionist state. Ethnic conflict, economic inequality, and educational disparities were among the factors contributing to the outbreak of war.
Jul 5, 2017 · It's 50 years since the start of the Biafran war, one of Africa's bloodiest post-independence conflicts. What was the Nigerian conflict about and why does its legacy still matter today?
Jan 15, 2020 · It is been 50 years since the end of the Biafra war in which millions of people died in Nigeria. Survivors share their accounts of wartime horrors.
