Using interviews and newly-released archival material, Michael Gould questions this depiction, examining the role of foreign parties in the conflict and the impact of propaganda upon its... Oct 2, 2022 · A declaration of independence led to a 30-month brutal war between the Nigerian government and the newly formed Republic of Biafran government based in what was then-Eastern Region of Nigeria. After months of fierce and aggressive fighting, the war ended, leaving years of ethnic distrust and hurt. The secession of Biafra from Nigeria in 1967 marked a significant and tragic event in Nigerian history, leading to a brutal civil war that lasted over two years. The Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Biafran War, July 6, 1967 – January 13, 1970, was a political conflict caused by the attempted secession of the southeastern provinces of Nigeria as the self-proclaimed Republic of Biafra. Created as a colonial entity by the British, Nigeria was divided between a mainly Muslim north and a mainly Christian and animist south. Following independence in ... Apr 24, 2026 · The Nigerian Civil War was fought from 1967 to 1970 between Nigeria’s federal government and the Republic of Biafra, a secessionist state. Ethnic conflict, economic inequality, and educational disparities were among the factors contributing to the outbreak of war. Estimates of its death toll vary significantly, from 500,000 to 3,000,000. May 22, 2017 · On the occasion of this anniversary, the Library, Documentation and Information Department at the African Studies Centre in Leiden (ASCL) has compiled a web dossier on the Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970), also known as theBiafran War. Using interviews and newly-released archival material, Michael Gould questions this depiction, examining the role of foreign parties in the conflict and the impact of propaganda upon its... Oct 2, 2022 · A declaration of independence led to a 30-month brutal war between the Nigerian government and the newly formed Republic of Biafran government based in what was then-Eastern Region of Nigeria. After months of fierce and aggressive fighting, the war ended, leaving years of ethnic distrust and hurt. The secession of Biafra from Nigeria in 1967 marked a significant and tragic event in Nigerian history, leading to a brutal civil war that lasted over two years.