Biafra , officially the Republic of Biafra , was a
secessionist state in south eastern Nigeria that existed
from 30 May 1967 to 15 January 1970, taking its name
from the Bight of Biafra (the Atlantic bay to its south). [2]
The inhabitants were mostly the Igbo people who led the
secession due to economic, ethnic, cultural and religious
tensions among the various peoples of Nigeria. The
creation of the new state that was pushing for recognition
was among the causes of the Nigerian Civil War, also
known as the Nigerian-Biafran War.
The state was formally recognised by Gabon, Haiti , Côte
d'Ivoire , Tanzania, and Zambia . Other nations which did
not give official recognition but which did provide support
and assistance to Biafra included Israel, France , Spain ,
Portugal , Rhodesia, South Africa and Vatican City. [3]
Biafra also received aid from non-state actors, including
Joint Church Aid , Holy Ghost Fathers of Ireland, Caritas
International , MarkPress and U.S. Catholic Relief
Services . [3]
After two-and-a-half years of war, during which a million
civilians died in fighting and from famine, Biafran forces
agreed to a ceasefire with the Nigerian Federal Military
Government (FMG), and Biafra was reintegrated into
Nigeria. [4] In January 1967, the military leaders and senior police
officials of each region met in Aburi , Ghana and agreed on
a loose confederation of regions. The Northerners were at
odds with the Aburi Accord ; Obafemi Awolowo , the leader
of the Western Region warned that if the Eastern Region
seceded, the Western Region would also, which
persuaded the northerners. [9]
After the federal and eastern governments failed to
reconcile, on 26 May the Eastern region voted to secede
from Nigeria. On 30 May, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu
Ojukwu, the South Eastern Region's military governor,
announced the Republic of Biafra, citing the Easterners
killed in the post-coup violence. [5][9][11] The large
amount of oil in the region created conflict, as oil was a
major component of the Nigerian economy. [12] The
Eastern region was very ill equipped for war, out-
manned, and out-gunned by the military of the remainder
of Nigeria. Their advantages included fighting in their
homeland and support of most South Easterners. [13] The
British and Soviet support (especially militarily) of the
Nigerian government played a major role in the outcome
of the war.
At the beginning of the war Biafra had 3,000 soldiers, but
at the end of the war the soldiers totaled 30,000. [23]
There was no official support for the Biafran army by
another nation throughout the war, although arms were
clandestinely acquired. Because of the lack of official
support, the Biafrans manufactured many of their
weapons locally. A number of Europeans served in the
Biafran cause; German born Rolf Steiner was a Lt.
Colonel assigned to the 4th Commando Brigade and
Welshman Taffy Williams served as a Major until the very
end of the conflict. [24]
The Biafrans managed to set up a small yet effective air
force. The BAF commanders were Chude Sokey and later
Godwin Ezeilo, who had trained with the Royal Canadian
Air Force. More than one million people had died in battle
or from starvation. [15][16] Biafra was reabsorbed into
Nigeria on 15 January though the southeasterners are
still striving to regain the biafra republic.


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I salute our heroes who fought Nigeria, Britain and Soviet Union with just locally made weapons for complete two and half years. It makes one to imagine how the country would have looked like with such geniuses if they had succeeded with their secession. But I must say, let's move forward now and allow the past to remain in the past.

They should remove itshekiri land from that rubbish .
These guys are a bunch of fantasists and oil grabbers. Assuming Benin Republic had oil , they would probably have conjured stories from nowhere of how they are related

oduastates:
They should remove itshekiri land from that rubbish .
These guys are a bunch of fantasists and oil grabbers.

the itkekiris fought the battle, no matter how much you want to cry, that is history, and history once made can never be changed

BADNEAT:
the itkekiris fought the battle, no matter how much you want to cry, that is history, and history once made can never be changed

What do you mean by Itsekiri fought the battle?

BADNEAT:
the itkekiris fought the battle, no matter how much you want to cry, that is history, and history once made can never be changed

stop the misinformation itsekiri was under the then mid western region and biafra was the then eastern region

My Biafra.

That Biafra jersey is fine. Its high time we have Biafra FF so that no Mallam will head it