Nigerian Civil War

violent conflict within Nigeria.
Biafra War

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1967 — 1970 1966 anti-Igbo pogrom, Abagana Ambush, Battle of Nsukka, Capture of Owerri, Capture of Port Harcourt, civil war, Defense of Oguta, Defense of Umuahia, Fall of Enugu, First Battle of Onitsha, Midwest Invasion of 1967, Nigeria, Operation Hiroshima, Operation OAU, Operation Tail-Wind, Operation Tiger Claw, Second Battle of Onitsha,

Freebase entry^@
African Identities Scattered limbs, scattered stories: the silence of Biafra^@
Clinical Pediatrics Mission to Biafra (January 1969). A study and survey of a population under stress^@
Journal of Asian and African Studies Chinua Achebe on Biafra: An Elaborate Deconstruction^@
Journal of Genocide Research The Nigeria–Biafra war: postcolonial conflict and the question of genocide^@
Journal of Genocide Research ‘Ours is a war of survival’: Biafra, Nigeria and arguments about genocide, 1966–70^@
Journal of Genocide Research Israel, Nigeria and the Biafra civil war, 1967–70^@
Journal of Genocide Research Dealing with ‘genocide’: the ICRC and the UN during the Nigeria–Biafra war, 1967–70^@
Journal of Genocide Research ‘And starvation is the grim reaper’: the American Committee to Keep Biafra Alive and the genocide question during the Nigerian civil war, 1968–70^@
War & Society Reactions of the Governments of Nigeria and Biafra to the Role of the Catholic Church in the Nigeria–Biafra War^@

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Abagana Ambush – Aro-Ibibio Wars – Battle of Nsukka – Igala–Benin War – Igbo-Igala Wars –

1967-07-06T00:00:00Z

1967-07-06

1970-01-15T00:00:00Z

1970-01-15

1966-10-01T00:00:00Z

1966 anti-Igbo pogrom 1966

1968-03-31T00:00:00Z

Abagana Ambush 1968

1967-07-02T00:00:00Z

Battle of Nsukka 1967

1968-10-15T00:00:00Z

Capture of Owerri 1968

1968-03-08T00:00:00Z

Capture of Port Harcourt 1968

1969-12-20T00:00:00Z

Defense of Oguta 1969

1969-03-27T00:00:00Z

Defense of Umuahia 1969

1967-10-01T00:00:00Z

Fall of Enugu 1967

1967-10-04T00:00:00Z

First Battle of Onitsha 1967

1967-08-09T00:00:00Z

Midwest Invasion of 1967 1967

1968-11-15T00:00:00Z

Operation Hiroshima 1968

1968-09-02T00:00:00Z

Operation OAU 1968

1970-01-07T00:00:00Z

Operation Tail-Wind 1970

1967-10-17T00:00:00Z

Operation Tiger Claw 1967

1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Second Battle of Onitsha 1968

1630-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aro-Ibibio Wars 1630

1800-01-01T00:00:00Z

Igbo-Igala Wars 1800

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Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Source

link		Freebase entry^@		Wikidata
link		African Identities Scattered limbs, scattered stories: the silence of Biafra^@		Wikidata
link		Clinical Pediatrics Mission to Biafra (January 1969). A study and survey of a population under stress^@		Wikidata
link		Journal of Asian and African Studies Chinua Achebe on Biafra: An Elaborate Deconstruction^@		Wikidata
link		Journal of Genocide Research The Nigeria–Biafra war: postcolonial conflict and the question of genocide^@		Wikidata
link		Journal of Genocide Research ‘Ours is a war of survival’: Biafra, Nigeria and arguments about genocide, 1966–70^@		Wikidata
link		Journal of Genocide Research Israel, Nigeria and the Biafra civil war, 1967–70^@		Wikidata
link		Journal of Genocide Research Dealing with ‘genocide’: the ICRC and the UN during the Nigeria–Biafra war, 1967–70^@		Wikidata
link		Journal of Genocide Research ‘And starvation is the grim reaper’: the American Committee to Keep Biafra Alive and the genocide question during the Nigerian civil war, 1968–70^@		Wikidata
link		War & Society Reactions of the Governments of Nigeria and Biafra to the Role of the Catholic Church in the Nigeria–Biafra War^@		Wikidata
conflict	1966	1966 anti-Igbo pogrom	pogrom	Wikidata
conflict	1968	Abagana Ambush	battle	Wikidata
conflict	1967	Battle of Nsukka	battle	Wikidata
conflict	1968	Capture of Owerri	conflict	Wikidata
conflict	1968	Capture of Port Harcourt	conflict	Wikidata
conflict	1969	Defense of Oguta	conflict	Wikidata
conflict	1969	Defense of Umuahia	conflict	Wikidata
conflict	1967	Fall of Enugu	conflict	Wikidata
conflict	1967	First Battle of Onitsha	conflict	Wikidata
conflict	1967	Midwest Invasion of 1967	conflict	Wikidata
conflict	1968	Operation Hiroshima	military operation	Wikidata
conflict	1968	Operation OAU	conflict	Wikidata
conflict	1970	Operation Tail-Wind	conflict	Wikidata
conflict	1967	Operation Tiger Claw	conflict	Wikidata
conflict	1968	Second Battle of Onitsha	conflict	Wikidata
war	1630	Aro-Ibibio Wars	series of wars	Wikidata
war	1800	Igbo-Igala Wars	series of wars	Wikidata

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