Biafra

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Odumegwu Ojukwu

Biafra (1967–70)

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Date	May 1967 - January 1970

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Biafra (1967–70)

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Igbo Oyo empire Hausa states Bornu Kano Katsina Ottoman Empire ancient Egypt Belgian Congo Mali Nubia

Major Events

Biafran forces training for combat in 1968

Nigerian Civil War

Nigeria

Key People

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Nigerian author

Odumegwu Ojukwu

Odumegwu Ojukwu

Nigerian military leader and politician

Yakubu Gowon

Yakubu Gowon

head of state of Nigeria

Frederick Forsyth

British author