Yabudu Gowon1966
The beginning of 3 years of brutal civil war. Eastern Ibo rebels & attempts to create Biafra. Divides Nigeria into 12 states to weaken larger tribes
Nigeria · Warfare / Military. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The beginning of 3 years of brutal civil war. Eastern Ibo rebels & attempts to create Biafra. Divides Nigeria into 12 states to weaken larger tribes
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