Biafran secession

E128535

Biafran secession was the attempt by the predominantly Igbo eastern region of Nigeria to break away and form the independent Republic of Biafra between 1967 and 1970, leading to a devastating civil war.

All labels observed (9)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
political conflict ⓘ
secessionist movement ⓘ
aftermathPolicy no victor no vanquished policy in Nigeria ⓘ
policy of reintegration of former Biafran territories ⓘ
alsoInvolvedEthnicGroup Efik people ⓘ
Ibibio people ⓘ
Ijaw people ⓘ
alternativeName Biafran War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession

Nigerian–Biafran War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
capitalOfSecessionistEntity Enugu ⓘ
cause disputes over control of oil-rich Niger Delta ⓘ
ethnic tensions following the 1966 Nigerian coups ⓘ
massacres of Igbo people in Northern Nigeria in 1966 ⓘ
perceived political marginalization of Eastern Region ⓘ
conflictName Nigerian Civil War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
conflictType civil war ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
declarationLocation Enugu ⓘ
declaredBy Republic of Biafra ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
endDate 1970-01-15 ⓘ
estimatedCivilianDeaths over 1,000,000 ⓘ
hasPart Nigerian Civil War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
internationalSupportForSecessionistSide Côte d’Ivoire ⓘ
linked to: Côte d'Ivoire

Gabon ⓘ
Tanzania ⓘ
Zambia ⓘ
laterCapitalOfSecessionistEntity Owerri ⓘ
Umuahia ⓘ
leaderOnFederalSide Yakubu Gowon ⓘ
leaderOnSecessionistSide Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu ⓘ
legacy emergence of later pro-Biafra movements such as MASSOB and IPOB ⓘ
ongoing debates about Nigerian federalism and ethnic autonomy ⓘ
limitedSupportOrRecognition France ⓘ
Israel ⓘ
mainEthnicGroup Igbo people ⓘ
mainTerritory Eastern Region of Nigeria ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Nigeria
notableConsequence international humanitarian relief operations ⓘ
large-scale displacement of civilians ⓘ
widespread famine in Biafra ⓘ
opposedBy Federal Military Government of Nigeria ⓘ
opposedInternationallyBy Organization of African Unity ⓘ
linked to: African Union

Soviet Union ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
result defeat of Biafran forces ⓘ
failure to achieve internationally recognized independence ⓘ
reunification of Biafra with Nigeria ⓘ
startDate 1967-05-30 ⓘ
timePeriod Cold War era ⓘ
triggeredBy breakdown of the Aburi Accord ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (49)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Igbo → historicalEvent → Biafran secession ⓘ
Igbo → historicalPeriod → Nigerian Civil War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
Douglas A-26 Invader → operator → Biafra ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 → usedInConflict → Nigerian Civil War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
Bight of Biafra → namedAfter → Biafra ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
Igbo people → historicalEvent → Biafran secession ⓘ
Igbo people → historicalEvent → Nigerian Civil War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
Biafran secession → hasPart → Nigerian Civil War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
Biafran secession → declaredBy → Republic of Biafra ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
Biafran secession → conflictName → Nigerian Civil War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
Biafran secession → alternativeName → Nigerian–Biafran War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
Biafran secession → alternativeName → Biafran War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie → theme → Nigerian civil war ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
Nigerian Air Force → engagedInConflict → Nigerian Civil War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
Don McCullin → hasPhotographed → Biafran War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
Biafran Air Force → conflict → Nigerian Civil War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 → usedInConflict → Nigerian Civil War ⓘ
subject linked to: Fresco
linked to: Biafran secession
Murtala Muhammed → conflict → Nigerian Civil War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
Abdulsalami Abubakar → conflictParticipatedIn → Nigerian Civil War ⓘ
subject linked to: General Abdulsalami Abubakar
linked to: Biafran secession
Nigerian Army → engagement → Nigerian Civil War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
Ibrahim Babangida → participatedIn → Nigerian Civil War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
Yakubu Gowon → conflict → Nigerian Civil War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu → conflict → Nigerian Civil War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu → conflict → Biafran War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
Elechi Amadi → conflict → Nigerian Civil War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
Federal Military Government of Nigeria → majorConflict → Nigerian Civil War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
Girls at War and Other Stories → mainTheme → Nigerian Civil War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
There Was a Country → mainSubject → Nigerian Civil War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
Morning Yet on Creation Day → about → Biafran War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
Half of a Yellow Sun → setInPeriod → Nigerian Civil War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
Half of a Yellow Sun → mainTheme → Nigerian Civil War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
Half of a Yellow Sun → depictsEvent → Biafran War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
Never Again → mainSubject → Nigerian Civil War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
Never Again → mainSubject → Biafran War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
Never Again → setInPeriod → Nigerian Civil War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
Dick Tiger → conflictParticipatedIn → Nigerian Civil War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
Olusegun Obasanjo → participantIn → Nigerian Civil War ⓘ
subject linked to: Obasanjo
linked to: Biafran secession
Bruno Barbey → coveredConflict → Nigerian Civil War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
Gilles Caron → coveredConflict → Biafran War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
The Man Died: Prison Notes → mainSubject → Nigerian Civil War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
The Man Died: Prison Notes → about → Biafran War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
The Man Died: Prison Notes → timePeriodDescribed → Nigerian Civil War period ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
You Must Set Forth at Dawn → mainSubject → Biafran War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
You Must Set Forth at Dawn → mainSubject → Nigerian civil war ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
Eastern Region → relatedEvent → Nigerian Civil War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
Republic of Biafra → event → Nigerian Civil War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
Republic of Biafra → conflict → Nigerian Civil War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
Republic of Biafra → surrenderEvent → Biafran surrender of 1970 ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
Shehu Musa Yar'Adua → participantIn → Nigerian Civil War ⓘ
subject linked to: Shehu Musa Yar’Adua
linked to: Biafran secession