The African Country You Probably Didn't Know Existed (Biafra)

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▶ In this video I talk about the breakaway & unrecognized state of Biafra, located in East/South Nigeria. Biafra declared its independence in 1967 after a series of persecutions of the Igbo people within Nigeria. It fought in a conflict against Nigeria until 1970 when, despite the support from various African and European nations, it had to surrender to avoid total destruction. The reason why Biafra claims independence, in addition to it being a response to Nigerian persecution, is the fact that they consider themselves a different nation than Nigeria, something that we can understand by viewing the pre-colonial borders of this territory, as well as the early colonial ones. The first British colonies in Nigeria were separated in two, the Northern and Southern Nigerian protectorates. In around 1900, simply for administrative convenience, they decided to join the two and created a single Nigerian colony, which was then granted independence as a whole. The amalgamation of Nigeria and the different cultures within it led to various conflicts that last until modern times, the most significant one so far being the one in Biafra.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro
00:22 Quick answer
00:53 What is Biafra?
01:17 Historical context
02:10 Early colonialism
04:17 Differences between North & South Nigeria
05:38 The British 'amalgamation' of Nigeria
07:05 Nigerian independence
07:12 Internal conflicts
07:39 Biafran independence
07:43 The Flag of Biafra
08:20 Protectorate of Benin
09:13 Conflict with Nigeria
09:38 Supporters of Biafra
10:05 Portuguese support
10:24 French support
10:57 U.S. neutrality
11:25 Soviet support of Nigeria
11:39 Surrender to Nigeria
12:10 After the conflict
13:18 The issue today
13:33 What if they became independent?
14:04 Realistic scenario for the future
14:46 Summary

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