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I didn't want Biafran war; it was very difficult - Gowon

Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd), says the Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Biafran War, was never his personal decision but one he took out of necessity to preserve the ...
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The Biafran War : the struggle for modern Nigeria / Michael Gould ; foreword by Frederick Forsyth

Introduction -- Historical background -- The path to war and its beginning -- The second part of the war : from mid-1968 to January 1970 -- Biafra's longevity -- Gowon and Ojukwu : an appraisal of ...
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Burial for Nigeria civil war leader recalls Biafra

NNEWI, Nigeria (AP) – The late leader of Nigeria’s breakaway Republic of Biafra received final honors Friday from a nation he once fought bitterly against in a war that saw 1 million people ...