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The Nigerian Civil War and Biafra, 1967–1970
A humanitarian catastrophe, a moment of astonishing ingenuity, and a wound that still shapes Igbo memory.
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The Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970) was a defining event. These pages tell it with care: what happened, how people coped, and what came next.
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01Secession and war
Why the war began and how it unfolded.
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02The Asaba massacre
A painful chapter that is still remembered.
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03Innovation under blockade
Rockets, refineries and radios built by people under siege.
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04The Ahiara Declaration
A declaration that tried to say what Biafra stood for.
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05Aftermath
Rebuilding after 1970.
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