Yabudu Gowon1966
The eastern Ibo rebel & attempt to create the independent state of Biafra. The beginning of 3 years of brutal civil war. Divides Nigeria into 12 states to weaken larger tribes
Nigeria · Warfare / Civil War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The eastern Ibo rebel & attempt to create the independent state of Biafra. The beginning of 3 years of brutal civil war. Divides Nigeria into 12 states to weaken larger tribes
The eastern Ibo rebel & attempt to create the independent state of Biafra
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