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The Nigeria-Biafra War

By Princewill Ubani · Published

Research ID: PA-HIST-nigerian-civil-war

Researched pieces on the Nigerian Civil War, from the federation that broke down before it to the war that followed.

This series covers the Nigerian Civil War, also called the Nigeria-Biafra War. It begins before the fighting, with a federation built from three regions, and with the censuses, seats and elections that were in dispute by the end of 1965. The army ended that argument with its coup in January 1966; the coup and the war are covered in later pieces.

Pieces are published in order as each one is researched, so the list below holds only what is finished and grows over time. Each piece cites the sources behind it and says where the record is disputed.

In this series

  1. Regions, Census and Elections: Nigeria's Road to Crisis, 1945-1965

    Between 1945 and the end of 1965, Nigeria's leaders built a federation from three unequal regions and then held elections whose results large parts of the country refused to accept.

  2. Nigeria's First Coup: The January 1966 Uprising Led by Kaduna Nzeogwu
  3. The End of the Nigerian Civil War and Gowon's 'No Victor, No Vanquished' Policy

Cite this article

APA 
Ubani, P. (2026, October 7). The Nigeria-Biafra War. Provenance Africa. https://provenanceafrica.com/history/nigerian-civil-war/
MLA 
Ubani, Princewill. "The Nigeria-Biafra War." Provenance Africa, 7 Oct. 2026, https://provenanceafrica.com/history/nigerian-civil-war/.
Chicago 
Ubani, Princewill. "The Nigeria-Biafra War." Provenance Africa. October 7, 2026. https://provenanceafrica.com/history/nigerian-civil-war/.
Harvard 
Ubani, P. (2026) 'The Nigeria-Biafra War', Provenance Africa. Available at: https://provenanceafrica.com/history/nigerian-civil-war/ (Accessed: 10 October 2026).
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