Biafara anglicized as Biafra (/ biˈæfərə / /ˌbiːə-ˈfɑː-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 to 1970. [8] .

Feb 26, 2025 · Biafra, secessionist western African state that unilaterally declared its independence from Nigeria in May 1967. It constituted the former Eastern Region of Nigeria and was inhabited principally by Igbo (Ibo) people. Biafra ceased to …

In 1967, the Eastern Region of Nigeria seceded from the Nigerian State and adopted the name of its coastline, the adjoining Bight of Biafra, becoming the newly independent Republic of Biafra. This independence was short-lived as the new state lost the ensuing Nigerian Civil War.

Biafra, officially called the Republic of Biafra, [1] was a break-away state in West Africa. [2] . It was created on 30 May 1967 by the Eastern Region governor C. Odumegwu Ojukwu. It claimed the land of the Eastern Region of Nigeria. The country was mainly populated by the Igbo people.

During the first weeks of the war, the Nigerian government decided to impose a blockade of Biafra. Access to the secessionist republic through foreign currency transactions, mail and telecommunications, and all seaports and airfields was to be cut off.

Sep 7, 2024 · This resource was developed in 2004 as part of “Biafra, Nigeria, the West and the World” by David Trask. This section addresses the basic events of the secessionist period in Nigeria. The primary sources presented here are almost exclusively items that were published or stated during the 1966-1970 period.

Apr 25, 2017 · The Republic of Biafra was formerly declared a sovereign nation in 1966 by Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu (Military Governor of Eastern Nigeria). This declaration led to the Nigerian Civil War. The Republic of Biafra existed between 1967 and 1970 before it surrendered to the Federal Military Government of Nigeria.

Jan 15, 2020 · France provided weapons and mercenary fighters to Biafra and promoted their cause internationally, describing the situation as a genocide. People search the rubble …

Biafra is an African nation of about 65 million people located in the south-east of present-day Nigeria that existed prior to the advent of colonialism in the continent.

Jul 26, 2020 · The Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Biafran War or the Nigerian-Biafran War, broke out between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the secessionist state of Biafra from July 6 1967 to January 15 1970. Nigeria’s main reason for going to war was to counter the secession of the Eastern Region (Biafra) from the Republic of Nigeria.