Republic of Biafra
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The Republic of Biafra was a short-lived secessionist state in southeastern Nigeria that existed from 1967 to 1970 and was the focus of the Nigerian Civil War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Republic of Biafra canonical | 3 |
| Biafra | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former country
ⓘ
secessionist state ⓘ unrecognized state ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Biafra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Enugu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Owerri NERFINISHED ⓘ Umuahia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesEstimate | over one million civilians dead ⓘ |
| commonLanguage | Igbo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Nigerian Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| currency | Biafran pound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfProclamation | 1967-05-30 ⓘ |
| declaredIndependenceFrom | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedOn | 1970-01-15 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1970-01-15 ⓘ |
| ethnicMajority | Igbo people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| event | Nigerian Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flag | black-red-green horizontal tricolour with a golden rising sun ⓘ |
| governmentType | republic ⓘ |
| humanitarianCrisis | Biafran famine ⓘ |
| includedEthnicGroup |
Efik people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ibibio people NERFINISHED ⓘ Ijaw people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader | Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderTitle | Head of State ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southeastern Nigeria ⓘ |
| notRecognizedBy | United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Federal Military Government of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForSecession |
ethnic tensions in Nigeria
ⓘ
persecution of Igbo people ⓘ political instability after 1966 coups ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Gabon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Haiti NERFINISHED ⓘ Ivory Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| startDate | 1967-05-30 ⓘ |
| successor | Federal Republic of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surrenderedTo | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surrenderEvent | Biafran surrender of 1970 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbol | rising sun ⓘ |
| territoryIncluded |
Eastern Region of Nigeria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
present-day Abia State ⓘ present-day Anambra State ⓘ present-day Enugu State ⓘ present-day Imo State ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Biafra