Biafran secession

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Biafran secession was the attempt by the predominantly Igbo eastern region of Nigeria to break away and form the independent Republic of Biafra between 1967 and 1970, leading to a devastating civil war.

All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Nigerian Civil War 15
Biafran War 3
Biafra 2

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
political conflict
secessionist movement
aftermathPolicy no victor no vanquished policy in Nigeria
policy of reintegration of former Biafran territories
alsoInvolvedEthnicGroup Efik people
Ibibio people
Ijaw people
alternativeName Biafran secession
surface form: Biafran War

Biafran secession
surface form: Nigerian–Biafran War
capitalOfSecessionistEntity Enugu
cause disputes over control of oil-rich Niger Delta
ethnic tensions following the 1966 Nigerian coups
massacres of Igbo people in Northern Nigeria in 1966
perceived political marginalization of Eastern Region
conflictName Biafran secession self-linksurface differs
surface form: Nigerian Civil War
conflictType civil war
country Nigeria
declarationLocation Enugu
declaredBy Biafran secession self-linksurface differs
surface form: Republic of Biafra
endDate 1970-01-15
estimatedCivilianDeaths over 1,000,000
hasPart Biafran secession self-linksurface differs
surface form: Nigerian Civil War
internationalSupportForSecessionistSide Côte d'Ivoire
surface form: Côte d’Ivoire

Gabon
Tanzania
Zambia
laterCapitalOfSecessionistEntity Owerri
Umuahia
leaderOnFederalSide Yakubu Gowon
leaderOnSecessionistSide Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu
legacy emergence of later pro-Biafra movements such as MASSOB and IPOB
ongoing debates about Nigerian federalism and ethnic autonomy
limitedSupportOrRecognition France
Israel
mainEthnicGroup Igbo people
mainTerritory Eastern Nigeria
surface form: Eastern Region of Nigeria
notableConsequence international humanitarian relief operations
large-scale displacement of civilians
widespread famine in Biafra
opposedBy Federal Military Government of Nigeria
opposedInternationallyBy African Union
surface form: Organization of African Unity

Soviet Union
United Kingdom
result defeat of Biafran forces
failure to achieve internationally recognized independence
reunification of Biafra with Nigeria
startDate 1967-05-30
timePeriod Cold War era
triggeredBy breakdown of the Aburi Accord

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Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Igbo historicalEvent Biafran secession
Igbo historicalPeriod Biafran secession
this entity surface form: Nigerian Civil War
Douglas A-26 Invader operator Biafran secession
this entity surface form: Biafra
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 usedInConflict Biafran secession
this entity surface form: Nigerian Civil War
Bight of Biafra namedAfter Biafran secession
this entity surface form: Biafra
Igbo people historicalEvent Biafran secession
Igbo people historicalEvent Biafran secession
this entity surface form: Nigerian Civil War
Biafran secession hasPart Biafran secession self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Nigerian Civil War
Biafran secession declaredBy Biafran secession self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Republic of Biafra
Biafran secession conflictName Biafran secession self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Nigerian Civil War
Biafran secession alternativeName Biafran secession
this entity surface form: Nigerian–Biafran War
Biafran secession alternativeName Biafran secession
this entity surface form: Biafran War
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie theme Biafran secession
this entity surface form: Nigerian civil war
Nigerian Air Force engagedInConflict Biafran secession
this entity surface form: Nigerian Civil War
Don McCullin hasPhotographed Biafran secession
this entity surface form: Biafran War
Biafran Air Force conflict Biafran secession
this entity surface form: Nigerian Civil War
Fresco usedInConflict Biafran secession
subject surface form: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
this entity surface form: Nigerian Civil War
Murtala Muhammed conflict Biafran secession
this entity surface form: Nigerian Civil War
General Abdulsalami Abubakar conflictParticipatedIn Biafran secession
subject surface form: Abdulsalami Abubakar
this entity surface form: Nigerian Civil War
Nigerian Army engagement Biafran secession
this entity surface form: Nigerian Civil War
Ibrahim Babangida participatedIn Biafran secession
this entity surface form: Nigerian Civil War
Yakubu Gowon conflict Biafran secession
this entity surface form: Nigerian Civil War
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu conflict Biafran secession
this entity surface form: Nigerian Civil War
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu conflict Biafran secession
this entity surface form: Biafran War
Elechi Amadi conflict Biafran secession
this entity surface form: Nigerian Civil War