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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]
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.
The blockade of Biafra by the Nigerian federal government during the Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970) resulted in a famine that ultimately cost at least a million lives and ended with the capitulation of the secessionist state of Biafra.
Apr 12, 2024 · 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.
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...
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 · In 1967, following two coups and turmoil which led to about a million Igbos returning to the south-east of Nigeria, the Republic of Biafra seceded with 33-year-old military officer Emeka Odumegwu...
Jan 9, 2023 · Despite the failure of Lt-Col Ojukwu's campaign, the secessionist sentiment has lingered on ever since, with its latest torchbearer being the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) group.
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.
Barely three years after independence from British colonial rule, Nigeria, the most populous nation in Africa, collapsed into a civil war. The Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Biafran War, became one of the most divisive wars in the history of post-independence Africa.
