Nigerian Civil War
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nigerian-civil-war-181-506516
title:
Nigerian Civil War
text:
The Nigerian Civil War, 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. Nigeria was led by General Yakubu Gowon, and Biafra by Lieutenant Colonel Chukwuemeka "Emeka" Odumegwu Ojukwu. The conflict resulted from political, ethnic, cultural and religious tensions which preceded the United Kingdom's formal decolonisation of Nigeria from 1960 to 1963. Immediate causes of th
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1967–1970 civil war in Nigeria
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_Civil_War
date created:
2004-05-03T04:43:39Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T18:55:14Z
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