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1967–1970 war
The Nigerian Civil War (6 July 1967 – 15 January 1970), also known as the Biafran War, Nigeria–Biafra War, or Biafra War, was an armed conflict fought
Nigerian_Civil_War
1967–70 event in the Nigerian Civil War
Biafra or Biafran genocide was a blockade by the Nigerian federal government during the Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970) that resulted in a famine that led
Blockade_of_Biafra
Military of the former Nigerian secessionist state
1967 until 1970. At the beginning of the Nigerian Civil War, Biafra had 3,000 soldiers. This number grew as the war progressed, ultimately reaching 30,000
Biafran_Armed_Forces
Land warfare branch of Nigeria's military
Nigerian Army (NA) is the land force of the Nigerian Armed Forces. It is the largest component of the Nigerian Armed Forces. The President of Nigeria
Nigerian_Army
First republican Governance in Nigeria
of Nigeria (1963) John de St. Jorre, The Nigerian Civil War p. 36. John de St. Jorre, The Nigerian Civil War, p. 35 John de St. Jorre, The Nigerian Civil
First_Nigerian_Republic
Military Head of State of Nigeria from 1966 to 1975 (born 1934)
Nigeria portal Nigerian Civil War Nigerian military juntas of 1966–79 and 1983–99 "General Yakubu 'Jack' Gowon at 85". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria.
Yakubu_Gowon
1999–2003 war in West Africa
The Second Liberian Civil War was a civil war in the West African nation of Liberia that lasted from 1999 to 2003. The war was mainly caused by transition
Second_Liberian_Civil_War
Conflict in Nigeria (2021–present)
the central government during the Nigerian Civil War. From the 1990s, a growing number of people in southeastern Nigeria such as Igbo and Niger Delta natives
Insurgency in Southeastern Nigeria
Insurgency_in_Southeastern_Nigeria
Guerrilla, 1966–1967 in Bolivia Cambodian Civil War, 1967–1975 in Cambodia Nigerian Civil War, 1967–1970 in Nigeria Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–1989)
List of non-international armed conflicts
List_of_non-international_armed_conflicts
Nigerian Army officer
1936 – 13 September 2014) was a Nigerian military officer and prominent military figure during the Nigerian Civil War. Adekunle was born in Kaduna. His
Benjamin_Adekunle
South African mercenary (1933–1996)
the Congo Crisis (1960–1963) and the Republic of Biafra during the Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970). Noted for his bravery under fire he served two tours
Taffy_Williams
Weapon
mass-produced by the Republic of Biafra and used against Nigeria between 1967 and 1970 in the Nigerian Civil War.[self-published source] At the outbreak of hostilities
Ogbunigwe
German mercenary (born 1933)
Nigerian Civil War, and the Nigerian Federal Army especially hated the white mercenaries who were seen as outsiders who had come to break up Nigeria.
Rolf_Steiner
2006 novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Olanna, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy Nigerian man, with whom Odenigbo is in love. When the Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970) breaks out, their lives are
Half_of_a_Yellow_Sun
Prejudice towards Nigeria or Nigerian people
Anti-Nigerian sentiment is the dislike of Nigeria or Nigerians. Anti-Nigerian sentiment arose among Igbo people during the Nigerian Civil War of 1967–1970
Anti-Nigerian_sentiment
Nigerian Civil War crime
Nigeria during the Nigerian Civil War. The massacre targeted the people of Asaba, mostly composed of Igbo people, and was perpetrated by the Nigerian
Asaba_massacre
List of Heads of State
Region of Nigeria. The Vice President of Biafra, Philip Efiong served under President Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu during the Nigerian Civil War. He played
List_of_presidents_of_Biafra
Nigerian Army officer
in the Nigerian Army. He fought in the Biafran Army during the Nigerian Civil War. Banjo was accused of being a coup plotter against Nigerian Prime Minister
Victor_Banjo
Belgian mercenary soldier
who fought in the Yemeni Civil War and served in the army of Biafra during the Nigerian Civil War. He was killed by Nigerian forces in Onitsha during
Marc_Goosens
Nigerian army division
Division of the Nigerian Army dates to August–September 1967 during the Nigerian Civil War. At that time 1 Area Command at Kaduna was redesignated 1 Infantry
3rd_Division_(Nigeria)
Nigerian paramilitary agency
during the Nigerian Civil War within the then Federal Capital Territory of Lagos for the purpose of sensitization and protection of the civil populace.
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps
Nigeria_Security_and_Civil_Defence_Corps
1966 massacres of Igbo people in Nigeria
Nigeria. These events led to the secession of the eastern Nigerian region and the declaration of Biafra, which ultimately led to the Nigerian Civil War
1966_anti-Igbo_pogrom
1967–1970 partially recognised state in Africa
reclaim the territory of Biafra, resulting in the beginning of the Nigerian Civil War. Biafra was officially recognized as a sovereign and independent country
Biafra
War over land control of Lake Chad islands
experienced a civil war in which Nigerian peacekeepers had found themselves caught in the crossfire. Further complicating Chadian-Nigerian relations were
Chadian–Nigerian_War
Former country in West Africa
on 19 September 1967 during the Nigerian Civil War as a puppet state of Biafra, following its occupation of Nigeria's Mid-Western Region, and named after
Republic_of_Benin_(1967)
Nigerian politician and military leader (1933–2011)
of Nigeria, which he declared as the independent state of Biafra, Ojukwu led the Biafran forces during the Nigerian Civil War against the Nigerian federal
Chukwuemeka_Odumegwu_Ojukwu
Aerial warfare branch of Egypt's armed forces
by ground fire probably fell to Egyptian fighters. During the Nigerian Civil War, Nigeria received air support from pilots of the Egyptian Air Force, who
Egyptian_Air_Force
government and industry both began to focus on this new resource. The Nigerian Civil War in the late 1960s led many expatriate mining experts to leave the
Mining_industry_of_Nigeria
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
1967_in_Nigeria
Military forces of Nigeria
of Nigeria (AFN) are the military forces of Nigeria. The forces consist of three service branches: the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy, and Nigerian Air
Nigerian_Armed_Forces
Nigerian military officer, vice-president and president of Biafra (1925–2003)
listen 18 November 1925 – 6 November 2003) was a Nigerian military officer who, during the Nigerian Civil War (1967–70), was the first vice-president and,
Philip_Effiong
the Nigerian Civil War, 1967–1970. Solihull, West Midlands, England: Helion. p. 13. ISBN 9781909982369. Uche, "Oil, British Interests and the Nigerian Civil
List of wars involving Nigeria
List_of_wars_involving_Nigeria
Nigerian military officer (born 1940)
Nigerian Military School in Zaria, Nigeria and the Nigerian Military Training College (now Nigerian Defence Academy) in Kaduna prior to the civil war
Godwin_Alabi-Isama
Nigerian military officer and revolutionary
July 1967) was a Nigerian military officer who played a leading role in the 1966 Nigerian coup d'état, which overthrew the First Nigerian Republic. Patrick
Chukwuma_Nzeogwu
Nigerian army officer (1938–1968)
Yakubu Gowon in May 1967, shortly before the Nigerian Civil War. Following his release, Boro joined the Nigerian Army and was commissioned as a major. He
Isaac_Adaka_Boro
Flag of the unrecognised Republic of Biafra
The flag of Biafra, used by the Republic of Biafra during the Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970), consists of a horizontal tricolour of red, black, and green
Flag_of_Biafra
Military head of state of Nigeria from 1975 to 1976
during the Nigerian Civil War and thereafter ruled Nigeria from 29 July 1975 until his assassination on 13 February 1976. This period in Nigerian history
Murtala_Muhammed
Air warfare branch of Nigeria's military
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is the air branch of the Nigerian Armed Forces. It is the youngest branch of the Nigerian military, established four years
Nigerian_Air_Force
1968 conflict
during the Nigerian Civil War by Biafran troops led by Major Jonathan Uchendu that wiped out the Nigerian 2nd Division. Of the 6,000 Nigerian troops ambushed
Abagana_ambush
Battle in the Nigerian Civil War
October 1968 – 25 April 1969) was a battle between Nigerian and Biafran forces in the Nigerian Civil War. The capture was a major victory for the Biafrans
Siege_of_Owerri
Chronology of major events in Igbo history
(2020). A History of the Republic of Biafra: Law, Crime, and the Nigerian Civil War. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781108887748
Timeline_of_Igbo_history
Economic policies of the Nigerian government
After the Nigerian Civil War which lasted from 1967 to 1970, the federal and states governments in Nigerian implemented decrees and policies that substantially
Post-war Igbo economic dispossession
Post-war_Igbo_economic_dispossession
French military officer and mercenary
World War, the First Indochina War, the Suez Crisis, the Algerian War, the Congo Crisis, the North Yemen Civil War and the Nigerian Civil War. He was
Roger_Faulques
Overthrow of the First Nigerian Republic
soldiers of the Nigerian Army that led to deaths of many Igbo soldiers and civilians put the nation on a path that eventually led to a civil war. Regarding
1966_Nigerian_coup_d'état
Nigerian general and poet (1940–1986)
the Nigerian Civil War and wrote academic articles about the operational aspects of certain battles. In 1970, Vatsa was an instructor at the Nigerian Defence
Mamman_Jiya_Vatsa
Nigerian war museum
relics from the Biafra-Nigerian Civil War. It has a collection of tanks, armored vehicles, ships, and aircraft all from Nigeria or the defunct Republic
National_War_Museum,_Umuahia
of Biafra: Law, Crime, and the Nigerian Civil War. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-84076-7. Biafra-Nigeria 1967–1969 Political Affairs (PDF)
History_of_Nigeria
2021–2022 event
a potential repeat of the 1967 Nigerian Civil War due to the ongoing insurgency in Southeastern Nigeria. The Nigerian government claimed that the deletion
Blocking of Twitter in Nigeria
Blocking_of_Twitter_in_Nigeria
Nigerian military officer and high jumper (1935–1967)
involved in politics. He later joined the Nigerian military and played a leading role in the 1966 Nigerian coup d'état. Born in Onitsha, he attended Dennis
Emmanuel_Ifeajuna
Town in Enugu State, Nigeria
due to its historical involvement in the Nigerian Civil War from 1967 to 1970. Before the Nigerian Civil War, the town was small and primarily agrarian
Eha_Amufu
Okonkwo (// ) was a Nigerian military officer and later a Major in the Biafran Army Medical Corps during the Nigerian Civil War.[better source needed]
Albert_Okonkwo
Bilateral relations
government's official neutral stance during the Nigerian Civil War and its refusal to send weapons to the Nigerian military government led by Yakubu Gowon, the
Nigeria–United States relations
Nigeria–United_States_relations
2nd Chief of Defence Staff of Nigeria (1939–2000)
spanning over two decades, including service in the Nigerian Civil War and leadership of the Nigerian Defence Academy. Following his retirement in 1984
Gibson_Jalo
Topics referred to by the same term
(1857–1859) Irish Civil War (1922–1923) Russian Civil War (1917–1922) Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970) Syrian civil war (2011–2024)
Civil_War
Nigerian social rights activist (1941–1995)
title in the Nigerian chieftaincy system, and his third wife Widu. He officially changed his name to Saro-Wiwa after the Nigerian Civil War. He was married
Ken_Saro-Wiwa
Chief of Army Staff of Nigeria (1937–1968)
a Nigerian military officer and Chief of Army Staff from May 1967 until May 1968, when he was killed in a helicopter crash during the Nigerian Civil War
Joseph_Akahan
Nigerian engineer (1929–2018)
February 2018) was a Nigerian British-trained aeronautical engineer who served as a major in the Biafran Army during the Nigerian Civil War. Prior to joining
Joseph_Achuzie
Nigerian politician (1909–1987)
the Nigerian Civil War. He was thrice a major contender for the country's highest office. A native of Ikenne in Ogun State of south-western Nigeria, Awolowo
Obafemi_Awolowo
1968 Biafran War operation
Mohammed of the Nigerian Army began bombardment of Onitsha and later led a 10-boat armada across the Niger River into the city. Nigerian soldiers looted
Operation_Hiroshima
Military President of Nigeria from 1985 to 1993
ranks of the Nigerian Army fighting in the Nigerian Civil War and at various times being involved in almost all the military coups in Nigeria, before advancing
Ibrahim_Babangida
1989–1997 war in West Africa
The First Liberian Civil War was the first of two civil wars within the West African nation of Liberia which lasted between 1989 and 1997. President Samuel
First_Liberian_Civil_War
Historical and sociological study of prejudice against the Igbo people
Personal Account of the Nigerian Civil War by N. U. Akpan; Sunset in Biafra: A Civil War Diary by Elechi Amadi; The Nigerian Civil War 1967-70: An Annotated
Anti-Igbo_sentiment
Nigerian army officer
1970) was a Nigerian military officer and later a Major in the Biafran Armed Forces. He was a leading military figure in the Nigerian Civil War and a participant
Timothy_Onwuatuegwu
in the Nigerian Civil War, fought between Nigerian and Biafran military forces. The battle took place in the major port of Calabar. The Nigerian forces
Operation_Tiger_Claw
Nigerian military operation
Operation Torch, was a military operation between Nigerian and Biafran military forces during the Nigerian Civil War. The invasion began on 9 August when 3,000
Midwest_Invasion_of_1967
Nigerian amphibious landing during the Nigerian Civil War
Bonny Landing was a Nigerian amphibious operation carried out on 25 July 1967 during the early stages of the Nigerian Civil War. The landings occurred
Bonny_Landing
1985 novel by Ken Saro-Wiwa
understandability of the novel. The novel takes place during the Nigerian Civil War. The main character, Mene, has a naïve impression of soldiery. It
Sozaboy
killing in new states". University of Chicago Press. S2CID 155490944. "Nigerian Civil War | Summary, Causes, Death Toll, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica
List_of_wars_by_death_toll
2013 film directed by Biyi Bandele
Sun begins during the first Nigerian Independence Day on 1 October 1960 and concluded at the end of the Nigerian Civil War in 1970. The film is interspersed
Half_of_a_Yellow_Sun_(film)
Play by Nigerian Playwright Wole Soyinka
by Wole Soyinka, conceived in 1970 during his imprisonment in the Nigerian Civil War. The play, Soyinka's eighth, has close links to the Theatre of the
Madmen_and_Specialists
Nigerian general and politician (1943–1997)
of the Nigerian Army in Enugu under the command of Col. Adekunle Fajuyi as second lieutenant. From 1964 to the end of the Nigerian Civil War, he held
Shehu_Musa_Yar'Adua
Soviet jet fighter aircraft family
the First Sudanese Civil War. At least 24 of them served with the Nigerian Air Force and were flown by a mixed group of Nigerian and mercenary pilots
Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-17
1967–70 humanitarian relief effort in Africa
on the Nigerian Civil War. The island's authorities had made its ports available to both belligerents. The Nigerian government and some Nigerian military
Biafran_airlift
Nigerian computer scientist
suspended in 1967 as a result of the Nigerian Civil War. At age 13, he worked in the Biafran army. After the war he completed high-school equivalence
Philip_Emeagwali
List of a wikimedia project
Anglo-Aro War 1915 Bussa rebellion 1918 Adubi War 1966 1966 Nigerian coup d'état 1966 1966 Nigerian counter-coup 1967 – 1970 Nigerian Civil War 1968 – 1969
List_of_conflicts_in_Africa
Nigerian author (1921–2007)
Christmas Gold (1975) Divided We Stand: a Novel of the Nigerian Civil War (1980) Motherless Baby (Nigeria: Fourth Dimension Publishing Company, 1980) For a
Cyprian_Ekwensi
British-American anthropologist
popular culture, folklore, and memory, with a special interest in the Nigerian Civil War. Until her retirement, she was a professor of anthropology at the
S._Elizabeth_Bird
Biennial multi-sport event
purpose of promoting peace and cross-cultural affiliation in Nigeria after the Nigerian Civil War in 1970. The game also serves as a development and training
Nigerian National Sports Festival
Nigerian_National_Sports_Festival
Nigerian head of state (1976–79; 1999–2007)
he played a major role in combating Biafran separatists during the Nigerian Civil War, accepting their surrender in 1970. In 1975, a military coup established
Olusegun_Obasanjo
1991–2002 war in West Africa
The Sierra Leone Civil War (1991–2002) was a civil war in Sierra Leone that began on 23 March 1991 when the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), with support
Sierra_Leone_Civil_War
French bolt-action rifle
rifles during the Nigerian Civil War. Haiti presented Biafra with 300 rifles as a gift late in the conflict. After the Second World War, civilian hunting
MAS-36_rifle
Nigerian author and literary critic (1930–2013)
from Nigeria in 1967, Achebe supported Biafran independence and acted as ambassador for the people of the movement. The subsequent Nigerian Civil War ravaged
Chinua_Achebe
American humanitarian activist (1919–2009)
serving 35,000 patients annually. In the late 1960s, during the Nigerian Civil War, she took in Ibo children from Biafra into the hospital, and had 20
Rhena_Schweitzer_Miller
Armed conflict in the Middle East
The Yemeni civil war (Arabic: الحرب الأهلية اليمنية, romanized: al-ḥarb al-ʾahlīyah al-yamanīyah) is an ongoing multilateral civil war that began in late
Yemeni civil war (2014–present)
Yemeni_civil_war_(2014–present)
Americans of Nigerian birth or descent
enslavement. Many Nigerians of Igbo origin were also brought into the US in the late 1960s as war refugees during Nigerian Civil War. Some Nigerian ethnic groups
Nigerian_Americans
Nigerian Army Major General
Army's 1st Division. Shuwa commanded the 1st Division during the Nigerian Civil War. He was murdered in Maiduguri by suspected Boko Haram militants on
Mohammed_Shuwa
Nigerian aide-de-camp (1944-1976)
the western province of Nigeria where he worked as a clerk at the High Court. At the commencement of the Nigerian Civil War in 1967, Akintunde Akinsehinwa
Akintunde_Akinsehinwa
Combined military forces of Egypt
Revolution of 1952, Suez Crisis, North Yemen Civil War, Six-Day War, Nigerian Civil War, War of Attrition, Yom Kippur War, Egyptian bread riots, 1986 Egyptian
Egyptian_Armed_Forces
of Nigeria (1999) at Wikisource Oyeneye, Oyesiku & Edewor 1993, pp. 179–180. "ICAO Trip Strategy: The Nigerian Experience" (PDF). International Civil Aviation
National_symbols_of_Nigeria
Since April 2023, there has been a civil war in Sudan between the two main factions of the country's military government. The conflict involves the internationally
Sudanese civil war (2023–present)
Sudanese_civil_war_(2023–present)
Bilateral relations
relations with Nigeria... should be at their best". During the Nigerian civil war (1967–70), Ahidjo provided valuable support to Nigeria's federal military
Cameroon–Nigeria_relations
Political ideology related to the Igbo people
from the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the establishment of the Republic of Biafra in 1967. Thus began the Nigerian Civil War that lasted from 1967 till
Igbo_nationalism
1959 trainer aircraft family by Aero
of Nigerian aircraft during the Nigerian Civil War of the late 1960s and of Egyptian L-29s against Israeli tanks during the brief Yom Kippur War of 1973
Aero_L-29_Delfín
Nigerian playwright, poet and novelist
Ojukwu, the military governor of the Southeastern Nigeria in an effort to avert the Nigerian Civil War. He also went to Ẹnugu, where he met his fellow Yoruba
Wole_Soyinka
March 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2014. "Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970)". blackpast.org. 20 May 2009. The Nigerian Army however continued to slowly take
History_of_West_Africa
Nigerian Army officer
during the military regime of General Murtala Mohammed. During the Nigerian Civil War of 1967–70, Ochefu commanded a battalion tasked with clearing Biafran
Anthony_Ochefu
Nigerian Army officer (d. 1986)
29 July 1966, coup. He ɡot commissioned in the early days of the Niɡerian Civil War in which he later fought as a younɡ brilliant and tough infantry officer
Musa_Bityonɡ
Country in West Africa
precipitated the Nigerian Civil War which began as the official Nigerian government side attacked Biafra on 6 July 1967, at Garkem. The 30-month war, with a long
Nigeria
Nigerian politician (1942–2024)
Retrieved 11 January 2010. Omoigui, Nowa. "Federal Nigerian Army Blunders of the Nigerian Civil War - Part 9". Dawodu. Retrieved 11 January 2010. Siollun
Garba_Duba
Research institution during the Nigerian Civil War
during the Nigerian Civil War. RAP was founded in April 1967 by Biafran scientists at the University of Biafra (now University of Nigeria) to independently
Biafran Research and Production
Biafran_Research_and_Production
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