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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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 government
Chukwuemeka_Odumegwu_Ojukwu
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
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
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
1967–70 event in the Nigerian Civil War
The blockade of Biafra by the Nigerian federal government during the Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970) resulted in a famine that led to at least a million
Blockade_of_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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2016 Marvel Studios film
Captain America: Civil War is a 2016 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Captain America, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed
Captain_America:_Civil_War
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
Economic policies of the Nigerian government
Following the end of the Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970), the Nigerian federal and state governments implemented a series of policies and decrees that stripped
Post-war Igbo economic dispossession
Post-war_Igbo_economic_dispossession
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
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
Nigerian military operation
Operation Torch, was a military operation between Nigerian and Biafran military forces during the Nigerian Civil War. The invasion began on August 9 when 3,000
Midwest_Invasion_of_1967
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 division
established during the Nigerian Civil War and is charged with securing its area of responsibility covering the North Western flank of Nigeria and also ensuring
1st_Division_(Nigeria)
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 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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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 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
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
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
Military governor of Kwara State from 1975-1976
transport company, Kaduna. During the Civil War, he was head of the transport and supplies division of the Nigerian Army. Taiwo, then a captain with the
Ibrahim_Taiwo
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
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 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
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
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
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 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
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 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
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
Conflict in Africa in 1967
was a military conflict between Nigerian and Biafran forces in September and October 1967 during the Nigerian Civil War which centered around Enugu, the
Fall_of_Enugu
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
2003 film by Antoine Fuqua
Navy SEAL team rescue mission amidst the 21st-century version of the Nigerian Civil War. Lieutenant A.K. Waters (Bruce Willis) commands the team sent to rescue
Tears_of_the_Sun
Delta of the river Niger
Adaka Boro during Nigerian president Ironsi's administration, just before the Nigerian Civil War. Also just before the Nigerian civil war, Southeastern State
Niger_Delta
1959–1975 conflict in Laos
The Laotian Civil War was waged between the Communist Pathet Lao and the Royal Lao Government from 23 May 1959 to 2 December 1975. The Kingdom of Laos
Laotian_Civil_War
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
Nigerian lawyer and jurist
returned to Nigeria in 1963, where he joined the Ministry of Justice in the Eastern Region of Nigeria, until 1967 when the Nigerian Civil War broke out
Kenneth_Keazor
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
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
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
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
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
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
Nigerian army division
combat support and combat service support units." At the start of the Nigerian Civil War, the 2 Division was responsible for the beating back of the Biafran
2_Division_(Nigeria)
Nigerian Army officer (d. 1986)
July 29, 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
During Nigeria's civil war of 1967–1970, de Gaulle's government supported the Republic of Biafra in its struggle to gain independence from Nigeria. Despite
1960s_in_France
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
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
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
Nigerian army officer (1949-1986)
treason. Daniel Bamidele joined the Nigerian Army as a non commissioned officer in 1968 during the Nigerian Civil War where he fought in the 12th Commando
Daniel_Bamidele
2024 book
The Road to the Country: novelist Chigozie Obioma on Nigeria's brutal civil war, love and redemption, The Conversation, doi:10.64628/aaj.xt3rmmmnx Simon
The_Road_to_the_Country
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
Cenotaph site in Nigeria
cenotaph site used to commemorate Nigerian soldiers who died in World War I, World War II and the Nigerian Civil War. It is located within the Tafawa Balewa
Remembrance_Arcade_(Lagos)
Nigerian-American forensic pathologist and neuropathologist
Anambra, in southeastern Nigeria, on September 30, 1968, the sixth of seven siblings. He was born during the Nigerian Civil War, which caused his family
Bennet_Omalu
Class of submarine chasers, primarily for the US Navy
following Nigeria's becoming a republic on 1 October 1963, she subsequently saw service in the Nigerian Civil War. Before the war even began, the Nigerian Navy
PC-461-class_submarine_chaser
Branch of the Nigerian Armed Forces
The Nigerian Navy (NN) is the naval branch of the Nigerian Armed Forces. According to the 2026 Ranking of the Global Firepower Index, it has a naval fleet
Nigerian_Navy
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