National War Museum, Umuahia

The National War Museum is Nigeria's only war museum located in Umuahia, Nigeria. It showcases the military history of Nigeria from objects of pre-colonial warfare to relics from the Biafra-Nigerian Civil War. It has a collection of tanks, armored vehicles, ships, and aircraft all from Nigeria or the defunct Republic of Biafra. Almost all tanks and AFLs are Biafran and all aircraft are Nigerian. Gazetted as a heritage site in Nigeria, the National War Museum is the main repository of the official narratives of the fratricidal war in Nigeria from 1967 to 1970.

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1985  Wikidata
military museum, National Commission for Museums and Monuments, architectural structure, museum, Nigeria, Nigeria, 

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Location: 5.5452, 7.4863, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Defense of Umuahia ⓘ
  

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  Defense of Oguta ⓘ
  military conflict in the Biafrin War

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  HMS Gifford ⓘ
  1954 Ford-class seaward defence boat

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  National War Museum, Umuahia ⓘ
  war museum in Nigeria

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1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

1985 National War Museum, Umuahia

1969-03-27T00:00:00Z

1969-04-22T00:00:00Z

1969 Defense of Umuahia

1969-12-20T00:00:00Z

1969-12-24T00:00:00Z

1969 Defense of Oguta

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1969	Defense of Umuahia	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1969	Defense of Oguta	battle	Wikidata
site	museum		HMS Gifford	preserved watercraft, seaward defence boat, museum ship, Royal Navy	Wikidata
site	museum	1985	National War Museum, Umuahia	National Commission for Museums and Monuments, military museum, architectural structure, museum	Wikidata