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Biafra (/ biˈæfrə / bee-AF-rə), [4] officially the Republic of Biafra, [5] was a partially recognised state in West Africa [6][7] that declared independence from Nigeria and existed from 1967 until 1970. [8] Its territory consisted of the former Eastern Region of Nigeria, predominantly inhabited by the Igbo ethnic group. [1]
Insurgency in Southeastern Nigeria. The insurgency in Southeastern Nigeria is a military conflict that broke out in the city of Orlu, Imo State, Nigeria on 16 January 2021, when the Nigerian Army moved to crush the paramilitary wing of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), the Eastern Security Network (ESN). [30]
Nigerian Civil War. 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. Nigeria was led by General Yakubu Gowon, and Biafra by Lieutenant Colonel Chukwuemeka ...
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is a separatist group in Nigeria that aims to restore the defunct Republic of Biafra, a country which seceded from Nigeria in 1967 prior to the Nigerian Civil War and was subsequently dissolved following its defeat in 1970. [4] Since 2021, IPOB and other Biafran separatist groups have been fighting a low ...
Nnamdi Okwu Kanu // ⓘ (born 25 September 1967) [5][6] is a British [7] political activist known for advocating for the secession and independence of Biafra from Nigeria. [8] He is the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), which he founded in 2012. [9] The main aim of IPOB is to restore the defunct Republic of Biafra which existed ...
The Biafra Referendum, otherwise known as the Biafra self-referendum, is an ongoing self-determination poll organized and conducted by the Biafra Republic Government in Exile to determine the declaration of the restoration of Biafra, a partially recognised state in West Africa that declared independence from Nigeria and existed from 1967 until 1970.
The Nigerian government cut off humanitarian aid to Biafra, resulting in hundreds of thousands of civilians dying from starvation and disease. Many lives and resources were lost during the war, including Adichie's grandfathers; and even today there are still tensions between the different ethnic and religious groups of Nigeria. [2] [5]
Ekpa Simon Njoku [2] (born 21 March 1985), generally known as Simon Ekpa, is a Finnish politician and Biafran political activist. [3] [4] In 2022, while in Finland, he declared the activation of the Biafra Government In Exile (BGIE), and in 2023 declared himself the leader (titled "Prime Minister") of the Biafra Republic Government in Exile (BRGIE).