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Biafra: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date May 1967 - January 1970

Photos

Odumegwu Ojukwu in military uniform with a peaked cap and decorative cords, looking at the camera, circa 1966.
Map of Africa highlighting the location of Biafra, the former secessionist state in southeastern Nigeria, shown in orange within Nigeria and bordered by Cameroon to the east and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. Surrounding countries and the continent's outline provide geographic context.
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Major Events

Biafran forces training for combat in 1968
Nigerian Civil War

Related Places

Nigeria
Nigeria
country, Africa

Key People

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie smiling, wearing a black top and long braids styled in a top bun, at the Economic Forum of Cernobbio in Italy.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Nigerian author
Odumegwu Ojukwu
Odumegwu Ojukwu
Nigerian military leader and politician
Yakubu Gowon
Yakubu Gowon
head of state of Nigeria
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Frederick Forsyth
British author