1966
Reballion of Ibo
The eastern Ibo rebel & attempt to create the independent state of Biafra
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Biafra in Nigeria. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
The eastern Ibo rebel & attempt to create the independent state of Biafra
Most countries in Africa support the central Government since all feare a similar breakup in their own countries, the British, Italians and the Soviet Union supplied the central Government with arms, while the French supplied the Biafrans. Biafra capitulates, ending Civil War Civil war in Nigeria that had lasted for three years. Accepts the surrender of the Biafran commanders
Biafra capitulates, ending Civil War Civil war in Nigeria that had lasted for three years
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