The Nigerian Civil War, also called the Biafran War, was fought between the government of Nigeria and the secessionist state of Biafra, proclaimed by the mainly Igbo Eastern Region under Lieutenant Colonel Odumegwu Ojukwu. It followed ethnic tension, two military coups in 1966 and massacres of Igbo people in northern Nigeria. The federal forces blockaded Biafra, and as the enclave shrank, a severe famine spread, which drew international attention and a large humanitarian relief effort. Most deaths, which are estimated in the hundreds of thousands or more, were of civilians who died of hunger. Biafra surrendered in January 1970, and the federal government under General Yakubu Gowon adopted a policy of reconciliation.
Before and after
- 21 June 1967Birth of Yingluck Shinawatra
- 1 July 1967Founding of Taipei
- from 1 July 1967 to 7 August 1970War of Attrition
- 1 July 1967Birth of Pamela Anderson
- from 6 July 1967 to 15 January 1970Nigerian Civil War
- from 12 July 1967 to 17 July 19671967 Newark riots
- 14 July 1967Founding of World Intellectual Property Organization
- 18 July 1967Birth of Vin Diesel
- 23 July 1967Birth of Philip Seymour Hoffman
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The era
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