Nigerian Civil War (1967-1970)
The Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Biafran War and the Nigerian-Biafran War (6 July 1967 – 15 January 1970), was a war fought between the government of Nigeria and the state of Biafra. Biafra represented nationalist aspirations of the Biafran people, whose leadership felt they could no longer coexist with the Northern-dominated federal government. The conflict resulted from political, economic, ethnic, cultural and religious tensions which preceded Britain's formal decolonization of Nigeria from 1960 to 1963. Immediate causes of the war in 1966 included ethno-religious riots in Northern Nigeria, a military coup, a counter-coup and persecution of Igbo living in Northern Nigeria. Control over the lucrative oil production in the Niger Delta played a vital strategic role.
Biafra
The Nigerian Civil War 1967-1970
Africa@War #45
72 pages 81 b/w photos/ills, 4 b/w maps, 13 colour profiles, 16 colour photos/ maps
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Biafra's War 1967-1970
A Tribal Conflict in Nigeria That Left a Million Dead
314 pages 100 b/w & colour photos, 4 maps
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The Biafran Army 1967-70
Build-up and Downfall of the Secessionist Military
Africa@War #47
88 pages 116 b/w photos, 6 maps (1 colour), 12 colour profiles, 16 colour photos/ills, 1 table
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