Igbo people
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The Igbo people are an ethnic group whose primary origin is found in modern-day Nigeria, in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo States, while others can be found in the Niger Delta and along the Cro
Igbo family in traditional attire
Monument of Prince regent of Nri kingdom
Glass beads from Igbo-Ukwu
An Igbo man with facial scarifications, known as ichi, early 20th century
Biafra
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Biafra, officially the Republic of Biafra, was a partially recognised state in West Africa that declared independence from Nigeria and existed from 1967 to 1970. Its territory consisted of the former
Igbo people
…tensions following the independence of Nigeria in 1960, the Igbos seceded from Nigeria and attempted to establish a new independent country called Biafra, triggering the Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970). Millions of Biafran civilians died from starvation after the Nigerian military formed a blockade around…
New Nigerian newspaper page, 7 January 1970. End of the Nigerian civil war with Biafra. "Owerri is now captured. Ojukwu flees his enclave." Photographs of the military Obasanjo, Jallo, Bissala, Gowon.
A child suffering the effects of severe hunger and malnutrition during the Nigerian blockade