Top 8 Events that led to the Nigerian Civil War

The Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Biafran War or the Nigeria-Biafra War, was a war fought to counter the secession of the Republic of Biafra from Nigeria. Biafra, which declared its independence on May 30, 1967, was in the then Eastern Region of Nigeria with the Igbo people forming the majority.

Well, the war lasted for 30 months, from July 6, 1967, to January 15, 1970, with millions of casualties on both sides. The war did not happen overnight but certain events led to it.

In this video, we shall take a look at these Top 8 Events that led to the Nigerian Civil War where thousands (both military and civilians) lost their lives. #HistoryVille #NigerianCivilWar #Biafra

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro

01:03 The Amalgamation of 1914

02:30 The 1946 Arthur Richards’ Constitution

03:44 The 1962 Western Region’s State of Emergency and Obafemi Awolowo’s incarceration

06:25 Operation Wet-ie and the Western Regional Elections of October 1965

09:41 January 15, 1966, Military Coup détat

12:18 July 29, 1966, Northern Counter-Coup

15:02 The January 1967 Aburi Conference

17:24 The Creation of 12 States and Declaration of Biafra in May 1967

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