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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.
Chadian–Nigerian War (1983) Nigeria Chad: Victory: 1985 Nigerian coup d'état (1985) Military government. Supreme Military Council (SMC) Armed Forces faction Armed Forces Ruling Council (AFRC) Coup succeeds: First Liberian Civil War (1990–1997) Liberia ULIMO ECOMOG: NPFL INPFL: Indecisive (ECOMOG mission successful) [15]
In the aftermath of the 1966 Nigerian counter-coup, anti-Igbo pogroms erupted across northern Nigeria, killing thousands of Igbos. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu declared the independence of Biafra in the Igbo-populated areas of Nigeria in 1967, and the federal government led by Yakubu Gowon launched a civil war against the secessionist entity. [1]
A History of the Republic of Biafra: Law, Crime, and the Nigerian Civil War. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781108895958. Stremlau, John J. (2015). The International Politics of the Nigerian Civil War, 1967-1970. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9781400871285. Udeagbala, Lawrence Okechukwu (2022).
The events took place in the context of military coups d'etat and in the prelude to the Nigerian Civil War. [4] The immediate precursor to the massacres was the January 1966 Nigerian coup d'etat. [5]
In 1967, a Civil war broke out in Nigeria, the war was between the Nigerian troops and Biafran troops. The head of state as at that time was Gen Yakubu Gowon and the Biafran troop were led by Col Chukuemeka Ojukwu. [1] The war lasted for three years, from 6 Jul 1967 to 15 Jan 1970.
Creation of Southern Nigeria Civil Service Union; later, Nigerian Civil Servants' Union. [2] 1914: January: Northern Nigeria and Southern Nigeria were amalgamated into Nigeria. British Crown gained monopoly rights over mineral extraction. Nigerian soldiers fight under British command in World War I. [2] 1918: The Adubi War is fought in Egba ...
"The inside story of Nigeria's first military coup". kwenu.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007; Coutsoukis, Photius (1 June 1991). "Nigeria – The 1966 Coups, Civil War, and Gowon's Government". Photius.com. Greece: Information Technology Associates LLC (ITA).