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143 relations: Abia State, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Abuja, Aburi, Aburi Accord, Ahmadu Bello, Akwa Ibom State, Ambazonia, Amnesty International, Anaang language, Anaang people, Anambra State, Armed Forces of Gabon, Atlantic Ocean, Bakassi, Bavarian State Library, Bayelsa State, BBC, Bernard Kouchner, Biafada people, Biafran pound, Bight of Biafra, Blockade, C. Odumegwu Ojukwu, Cameroon, Caritas Internationalis, Carl Gustaf von Rosen, Cartography, Catholic Relief Services, Center for World Indigenous Studies, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Christianity in Nigeria, Confederation, Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Cross River (Nigeria), Cross River State, De Havilland Dove, Delta State, Douglas A-26 Invader, Douglas DC-3, Early modern period, Eastern Region, Nigeria, Ebonyi State, Efik language, Efik people, Eket, Ekoi people, English language, Enugu State, Europe, ..., France, French language, Fula people, Gabon, Government in exile, Great Britain, Grosses vollständiges Universal-Lexicon, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea, Haiti, Half of a Yellow Sun, Hausa people, History Ireland, Ibeno, Ibibio language, Ibibio people, Igbo language, Igbo people, Ijaw languages, Ijaw people, Imo River, Imo State, International Committee of the Red Cross, Islam in Nigeria, Israel, Ivory Coast, Jagham language, Jan Zumbach, Johann Heinrich Zedler, Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Karolinska Institute, Killing of Pro-Biafra Protesters (2015–2016), Land of the Rising Sun (anthem), List of historical unrecognized states and dependencies, List of states with limited recognition, Malmö MFI-9, Manuel Álvares, Médecins Sans Frontières, Mid-Western Region, Nigeria, Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, Niger Delta, Niger River, Nigeria, Nigerian Civil War, Nigerian military juntas of 1966–79 and 1983–98, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Non-state actor, North American B-25 Mitchell, North American T-6 Texan, Norway, Obafemi Awolowo, Official language, Olusegun Obasanjo, Onitsha, Osprey Publishing, Philip Effiong, Poland, Port Harcourt, Portugal, Pound (currency), Princeton University Library, Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Rhodesia, Rivers State, Rolf Steiner, Shilling, Smallpox, South Africa, Spain, States of Nigeria, Sweden, Sylvester Ugoh, Taffy Williams, Tanzania, The Economist, The Guardian (Nigeria), Umuahia, United Kingdom, United Nations, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Vatican City, Viet Cong, Vietnam War, West Africa, World Health Organization, World War II, Wouri River, Yakubu Gowon, Yoruba people, Zambia, 1966 anti-Igbo pogrom, 1966 Nigerian coup d'état, 6-pounder gun. Expand index (93 more) »
Abia State
Abia is a state in the south eastern part of Nigeria.
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Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, KBE (December 1912 – 15 January 1966) was a Nigerian politician, and the first prime minister of an independent Nigeria.
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Abuja
Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria located in the centre of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
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Aburi
Aburi is a town in the Akuapim South Municipal District of the Eastern Region of south Ghana famous for the Aburi Botanical Gardens.
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Aburi Accord
Aburi Accord was reached in 1967 at a meeting attended by delegates of both the Federal Government of Nigeria (the Supreme Military Council) and the Eastern delegates, led by the Eastern Region's leader Colonel Ojukwu.
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Ahmadu Bello
Alhaji Sir Ahmadu Bello KBE (June 12, 1910 – January 15, 1966) was a Nigerian politician who was the first and only premier of the Northern Nigeria region.
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Akwa Ibom State
Akwa Ibom is a state in Nigeria.
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Ambazonia
Ambazonia, also known as Ambazania and Amba Land, is a self-declared state consisting of the Anglophone portions of Cameroon which previously comprised Southern Cameroons.
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Amnesty International
Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is a London-based non-governmental organization focused on human rights.
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Anaang language
Anaang (Annang), also known as Western Ibibio, is part of the Ibibio-Efik dialect cluster.
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Anaang people
The Anaang (also spelled Annang) is a cultural and ethnic group native to "South South" geopolitical zone in Nigeria.
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Anambra State
Anambra is a state in southeastern Nigeria.
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Armed Forces of Gabon
Gabon has a small, professional military of about 5,000 personnel, divided into army, navy, air force, gendarmerie, and national police.
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Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's oceans with a total area of about.
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Bakassi
Bakassi is a peninsula on the Gulf of Guinea.
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Bavarian State Library
The Bavarian State Library (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, abbreviated BSB, called Bibliotheca Regia Monacensis before 1919) in Munich is the central "Landesbibliothek", i. e. the state library of the Free State of Bavaria and one of Europe's most important universal libraries.
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Bayelsa State
Bayelsa is a state in southern Nigeria in the core Niger Delta region, between Delta State and Rivers State.
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BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster.
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Bernard Kouchner
Bernard Kouchner (born 1 November 1939) is a French politician and physician.
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Biafada people
The Biafada people is an ethnic group of Guinea-Bissau, Senegal and Gambia.
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Biafran pound
The Biafran pound was the currency of the breakaway Republic of Biafra between 1968 and 1970.
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Bight of Biafra
The Bight of Biafra (also known as the Bight of Bonny) is a bight off the West African coast, in the easternmost part of the Gulf of Guinea.
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Blockade
A blockade is an effort to cut off supplies, war material or communications from a particular area by force, either in part or totally.
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C. Odumegwu Ojukwu
Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu (4 November 1933 – 26 November 2011) was a Nigerian military officer and politician who served as the military governor of the Eastern Region of Nigeria in 1966 and the leader of the breakaway Republic of Biafra from 1967 to 1970.
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Cameroon
No description.
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Caritas Internationalis
Caritas Internationalis is a confederation of 165 Catholic relief, development and social service organisations operating in over 200 countries and territories worldwide.
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Carl Gustaf von Rosen
Count Carl Gustaf Ericsson von Rosen (August 19, 1909 – July 13, 1977) was a Swedish pioneer aviator, humanitarian, and mercenary pilot.
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Cartography
Cartography (from Greek χάρτης chartēs, "papyrus, sheet of paper, map"; and γράφειν graphein, "write") is the study and practice of making maps.
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Catholic Relief Services
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is the international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States.
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Center for World Indigenous Studies
The Center for World Indigenous Studies (CWIS) is a non-profit American organization.
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (was born on 15 September 1977) is a Nigerian novelist, writer of short stories, and nonfiction.
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Christianity in Nigeria
Christians in Nigeria comprise 40% of the population.
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Confederation
A confederation (also known as a confederacy or league) is a union of sovereign states, united for purposes of common action often in relation to other states.
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Congregation of the Holy Spirit
The Congregation of the Holy Spirit (full title, Congregation of the Holy Spirit under the protection of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, or in Latin, Congregatio Sancti Spiritus sub tutela Immaculati Cordis Beatissimae Virginis Mariae, and thus abbreviated C.S.Sp.) is a Roman Catholic congregation of priests, lay brothers, and since Vatican II, lay associates.
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Cross River (Nigeria)
Cross River (native name: Oyono) is the main river in southeastern Nigeria and gives its name to Cross River State.
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Cross River State
Cross River is a state in South South Nigeria, bordering Cameroon to the east.
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De Havilland Dove
The de Havilland DH.104 Dove was a British short-haul airliner developed and manufactured by de Havilland.
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Delta State
Delta or Delta State is an oil and agricultural producing state of Nigeria, situated in the region known as the South-South geo-political zone with a population of 4,112,445 (males: 2,069,309; females: 2,043,136).
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Douglas A-26 Invader
The Douglas A-26 Invader (designated B-26 between 1948 and 1965) is an American twin-engined light bomber and ground attack aircraft.
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Douglas DC-3
The Douglas DC-3 is a fixed-wing propeller-driven airliner with tailwheel-type landing gear.
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Early modern period
The early modern period of modern history follows the late Middle Ages of the post-classical era.
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Eastern Region, Nigeria
The Eastern Region was an administrative region in Nigeria, dating back originally from the division of the colony Southern Nigeria in 1954.
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Ebonyi State
Ebonyi is a state in southeastern Nigeria.
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Efik language
Efik proper; Efik.
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Efik people
The Efik are an ethnic group located primarily in southeastern Nigeria, in the southern part of Cross River State.
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Eket
Eket is the second largest city in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.
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Ekoi people
Ekoi people, also known as Ejagham, are an ethnic group in the extreme southeast of Nigeria and extending eastward into the southwest region of Cameroon.
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English language
English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now a global lingua franca.
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Enugu State
Enugu, usually referred to as Enugu State to distinguish it from the city of Enugu, is a state in southeastern Nigeria, created in 1991 from part of the old Anambra State.
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Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.
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France
France, officially the French Republic (République française), is a sovereign state whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories.
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French language
French (le français or la langue française) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.
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Fula people
The Fula people or Fulani or Fulany or Fulɓe (Fulɓe; Peul; Fulani or Hilani; Fula; Pël; Fulaw), numbering between 40 and 50 million people in total, are one of the largest ethnic groups in the Sahel and West Africa, widely dispersed across the region.
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Gabon
Gabon, officially the Gabonese Republic (République gabonaise), is a sovereign state on the west coast of Central Africa.
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Government in exile
A government in exile is a political group which claims to be a country or semi-sovereign state's legitimate government, but is unable to exercise legal power and instead resides in another state or foreign country.
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Great Britain
Great Britain, also known as Britain, is a large island in the north Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe.
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Grosses vollständiges Universal-Lexicon
The Grosses vollständiges Universal-Lexicon aller Wissenschafften und Künste (italic) is a 68-volume German encyclopedia published by Johann Heinrich Zedler between 1731 and 1754.
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Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau, officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (República da Guiné-Bissau), is a sovereign state in West Africa.
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Gulf of Guinea
The Gulf of Guinea is the northeasternmost part of the tropical Atlantic Ocean between Cape Lopez in Gabon, north and west to Cape Palmas in Liberia.
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Haiti
Haiti (Haïti; Ayiti), officially the Republic of Haiti and formerly called Hayti, is a sovereign state located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea.
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Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun is a novel by Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
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Hausa people
The Hausa (autonyms for singular: Bahaushe (m), Bahaushiya (f); plural: Hausawa and general: Hausa; exonyms: Ausa) are one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa.
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History Ireland
History Ireland is a magazine with a focus on the history of Ireland rather than archaeology.
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Ibeno
Ibeno is located in the south east of Nigeria and is a Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.
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Ibibio language
Ibibio (proper) is the native language of the Ibibio people of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, belonging to the Ibibio-Efik dialect cluster of the Cross River languages.
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Ibibio people
The Ibibio people are from southern Nigeria.
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Igbo language
Igbo (Laurie Bauer, 2007, The Linguistics Student's Handbook, Edinburgh), is the principal native language of the Igbo people, an ethnic group of southeastern Nigeria.
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Igbo people
The Igbo people (also Ibo," formerly also Iboe, Ebo, Eboe, Eboans, Heebo; natively Ṇ́dị́ Ìgbò) are an ethnic group native to the present-day south-central and southeastern Nigeria.
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Ijaw languages
The Ijaw languages, also spelt Ịjọ, are the languages spoken by the Ijaw people in southern Nigeria.
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Ijaw people
Ijaw people (also known by the subgroups "Ijo" or "Izon") are a collection of peoples indigenous to the Niger Delta in Nigeria, inhabiting regions of the states of Bayelsa, Delta, Ondo, Akwa Ibom and Rivers.
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Imo River
The Imo River (Igbo: Mmiri Imo) is in southeastern Nigeria and flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
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Imo State
Imo is one of the 36 states of Nigeria and lies in the South East of Nigeria.
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International Committee of the Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a humanitarian institution based in Geneva, Switzerland, and a three-time Nobel Prize Laureate.
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Islam in Nigeria
Nigeria has the largest Muslim population in West Africa, with the Pew Research Center estimating that it is between 48.5% (2010) and 50.4% (2009).
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Israel
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Middle East, on the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of the Red Sea.
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Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially as the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a sovereign state located in West Africa.
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Jagham language
The Jagham language, Ejagham, also known as Ekoi, is an Ekoid language of Nigeria and Cameroon.
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Jan Zumbach
Jan Eugeniusz Ludwig Zumbach (14 April 1915, Ursynów, Congress Poland, Russian Empire – 3 January 1986, France) was a Polish-Swiss fighter pilot who became an ace and squadron commander during the Second World War.
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Johann Heinrich Zedler
Johann Heinrich Zedler (7 January 1706 in Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland) – 21 March 1751 in Leipzig) was a bookseller and publisher.
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Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi
Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi (3 March 1924 – 29 July 1966) was a senior Nigerian military officer and the first Nigerian Military Head of State.
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Karolinska Institute
The Karolinska Institute (KI; Karolinska Institutet; sometimes known as the (Royal) Caroline Institute in English) is a medical university in Solna within the Stockholm urban area of Sweden.
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Killing of Pro-Biafra Protesters (2015–2016)
The 2015–2016 Killing of Biafran Protesters refers to the killing of demonstrators demanding the restoration of the sovereignty of the Republic of Biafra by Nigerian security forces, especially the Nigerian army, across the southeastern parts of Nigeria.
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Land of the Rising Sun (anthem)
"Land of the Rising Sun" was the proclaimed national anthem of the secessionist African state of Biafra, in south-eastern Nigeria.
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List of historical unrecognized states and dependencies
These lists of historical unrecognized or partially recognized states or governments give an overview of extinct geopolitical entities that wished to be recognized as sovereign states, but did not enjoy worldwide diplomatic recognition.
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List of states with limited recognition
A number of polities have declared independence and sought diplomatic recognition from the international community as de jure sovereign states, but have not been universally recognised as such.
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Malmö MFI-9
The Malmö Flygindustri MFI-9 Junior was a light aircraft produced in Sweden in the 1960s.
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Manuel Álvares
Manuel Álvares (1526 – 30 December 1582) was a Jesuit educator in Portugal.
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Médecins Sans Frontières
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF; pronounced), also known in English as Doctors Without Borders, is an international humanitarian medical non-governmental organisation (NGO) of French origin best known for its projects in conflict zones and in countries affected by endemic diseases.
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Mid-Western Region, Nigeria
The Mid-Western Region was a division of Nigeria from 1963 to 1991, from 1976 being known as the Bendel state.
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Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra
The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) is a secessionist movement in Nigeria, associated with Igbo nationalism, which supports the recreation of an independent state of Biafra.
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Niger Delta
The Niger Delta is the delta of the Niger River sitting directly on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean in Nigeria.
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Niger River
The Niger River is the principal river of West Africa, extending about.
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Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a federal republic in West Africa, bordering Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north.
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Nigerian Civil War
The Nigerian Civil War, commonly known as the Biafran War (6 July 1967 – 15 January 1970), was a war fought between the government of Nigeria and the secessionist state of Biafra.
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Nigerian military juntas of 1966–79 and 1983–98
The two Nigerian Military Juntas of 1966-1979 and 1983-1998 were a pair of military dictatorships in Nigeria that were led by the Nigerian military, having a chairman or president in charge.
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Nnamdi Azikiwe
Chief Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe, PC, PhD (16 November 1904 – 11 May 1996), usually referred to as Nnamdi Azikiwe or Zik, was a Nigerian statesman who served as the first President of Nigeria from 1963 to 1966, holding the presidency throughout the Nigerian First Republic.
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Non-state actor
In international relations, non-state actors (NSAs) are individuals and groups that hold influence and which are wholly or partly independent of state governments.
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North American B-25 Mitchell
The North American B-25 Mitchell is an American twin-engine, medium bomber manufactured by North American Aviation (NAA).
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North American T-6 Texan
The North American Aviation T-6 Texan is an American single-engined advanced trainer aircraft used to train pilots of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), United States Navy, Royal Air Force, and other air forces of the British Commonwealth during World War II and into the 1970s.
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Norway
Norway (Norwegian: (Bokmål) or (Nynorsk); Norga), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a unitary sovereign state whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula plus the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard.
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Obafemi Awolowo
Chief Obafemi Jeremiah Oyeniyi Awolowo, GCFR (6 March 1909 – 9 May 1987), was a Nigerian nationalist and statesman who played a key role in Nigeria's independence movement, the First and Second Republics and the Civil War.
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Official language
An official language is a language that is given a special legal status in a particular country, state, or other jurisdiction.
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Olusegun Obasanjo
Chief Olusegun Mathew Okikiola Aremu Obasanjo, GCFR, Ph.D. (Olúṣẹ́gun Ọbásanjọ́; born 5 May 1937) is a former Nigerian Army general who was President of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007.
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Onitsha
Onitsha (or just Ọ̀nị̀chà) is a city located on the eastern bank of the Niger River, in Nigeria's Anambra State.
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Osprey Publishing
Osprey Publishing is an Oxford-based publishing company specializing in military history.
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Philip Effiong
Philip Efiong (also spelled Effiong, 18 November 1925 – 6 November 2003) was the first Vice President and the second President of the now defunct Republic of Biafra during the Nigerian Civil War of 1967 to 1970.
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Poland
Poland (Polska), officially the Republic of Poland (Rzeczpospolita Polska), is a country located in Central Europe.
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Port Harcourt
Port Harcourt (Ikwerre: Ígúọ́cha; Pidgin: Po-ta-kot) is the capital and largest city of Rivers State, Nigeria.
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Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa),In recognized minority languages of Portugal: Portugal is the oldest state in the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe, its territory having been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times.
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Pound (currency)
The pound is a unit of currency in some nations.
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Princeton University Library
Princeton University Library is the main library system of Princeton University.
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Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Raidió Teilifís Éireann (Radio-Television of Ireland; abbreviated as RTÉ) is a semi-state company and the national public service broadcaster of Ireland.
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Rhodesia
Rhodesia was an unrecognised state in southern Africa from 1965 to 1979, equivalent in territory to modern Zimbabwe.
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Rivers State
Rivers State, also known simply as Rivers, is one of the 36 states of Nigeria.
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Rolf Steiner
Rolf Steiner is a professional soldier of fortune, born in Munich, Bavaria on January 3, 1933.
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Shilling
The shilling is a unit of currency formerly used in Austria, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, United States, and other British Commonwealth countries.
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Smallpox
Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by one of two virus variants, Variola major and Variola minor.
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South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.
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Spain
Spain (España), officially the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España), is a sovereign state mostly located on the Iberian Peninsula in Europe.
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States of Nigeria
A Nigerian State is a federated political entity, which shares sovereignty with the Federal Government of Nigeria, There are 36 States in Nigeria, which are bound together by a federal agreement.
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Sweden
Sweden (Sverige), officially the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish), is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe.
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Sylvester Ugoh
Sylvester Ugoh was the Vice Presidential candidate of the National Republican Convention in 1993, the NRC's Presidential candidate being Bashir Tofa.
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Taffy Williams
Hugh "Taffy" Williams was a professional soldier of fortune who served in the Congo with Mike Hoare and 5 Commando Congo as well as a Major in Biafra.
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Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a sovereign state in eastern Africa within the African Great Lakes region.
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The Economist
The Economist is an English-language weekly magazine-format newspaper owned by the Economist Group and edited at offices in London.
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The Guardian (Nigeria)
The Guardian is an independent daily newspaper published in Lagos, Nigeria, by Guardian Newspapers Limited.
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Umuahia
Umuahia (pronounced) is the capital city of Abia State in southeastern Nigeria.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.
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United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization tasked to promote international cooperation and to create and maintain international order.
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University of Nigeria, Nsukka
The University of Nigeria, commonly referred to as UNN, is a federal university located in Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
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Vatican City
Vatican City (Città del Vaticano; Civitas Vaticana), officially the Vatican City State or the State of Vatican City (Stato della Città del Vaticano; Status Civitatis Vaticanae), is an independent state located within the city of Rome.
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Viet Cong
The National Liberation Front of South Vietnam (Mặt trận Dân tộc Giải phóng miền Nam Việt Nam) also known as the Việt Cộng was a mass political organization in South Vietnam and Cambodia with its own army – the People's Liberation Armed Forces of South Vietnam (PLAF) – that fought against the United States and South Vietnamese governments during the Vietnam War, eventually emerging on the winning side.
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Vietnam War
The Vietnam War (Chiến tranh Việt Nam), also known as the Second Indochina War, and in Vietnam as the Resistance War Against America (Kháng chiến chống Mỹ) or simply the American War, was a conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975.
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West Africa
West Africa, also called Western Africa and the West of Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa.
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World Health Organization
The World Health Organization (WHO; French: Organisation mondiale de la santé) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health.
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World War II
World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.
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Wouri River
The Wouri (also Vouri or Vuri) is a river in Cameroon.
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Yakubu Gowon
General Yakubu "Jack" Dan-Yumma Gowon (born 19 October 1934) is the former head of state (Head of the Federal Military Government) of Nigeria from 1966 to 1975.
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Yoruba people
The Yoruba people (name spelled also: Ioruba or Joruba;, lit. 'Yoruba lineage'; also known as Àwon omo Yorùbá, lit. 'Children of Yoruba', or simply as the Yoruba) are an ethnic group of southwestern and north-central Nigeria, as well as southern and central Benin.
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Zambia
Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in south-central Africa, (although some sources prefer to consider it part of the region of east Africa) neighbouring the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west.
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1966 anti-Igbo pogrom
The 1966 anti-Igbo pogrom was a series of massacres committed against Igbo people and other people of southern Nigerian origin living in northern Nigeria starting in May 1966 and reaching a peak after 29 September 1966.
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1966 Nigerian coup d'état
The 1966 Nigerian coup d'état began on January 15, 1966, when mutinous Nigerian soldiers led by Kaduna Nzeogwu and Emmanuel Ifeajuna killed 22 people including the Prime Minister of Nigeria, many senior politicians, many senior Army officers (including their wives), and sentinels on protective duty.
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6-pounder gun
6-pounder gun or 6-pdr, usually denotes a gun firing a projectile weighing approximately.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biafra
