[DOC] [TLE] Nigerian Civil War - Wikipedia [PAR] The Nigerian Civil War, better known as the Biafran War, (6 July 1967  15 
January 1970), was a war fought to counter the secession of Biafra from ... The 
blockade imposed during the ensuing stalemate led to severe ... The plight of the 
starving Biafrans became a cause clbre in foreign countries, enabling a 
significant rise... [DOC] [TLE] Biafra - Wikipedia [PAR] Biafra, officially the Republic of Biafra, was a secessionist state in eastern Nigeria 
that existed from 30 May 1967 to January 1970. It took its name from the Bight of 
Biafra, the Atlantic bay to its south. The inhabitants were mostly the Igbo people 
who led the secession due to .... The FMG's initial efforts were unsuccessful; the 
Biafrans successfully... [DOC] [TLE] The Biafran conflict in 1966. - Mercenary Wars and Soldiers of Fortune [PAR] While the southern part of the country's population was predominantly Christian 
and Animist. ... On 26th May 1967 the Eastern region voted to secede from 
Nigeria. ... Their initial efforts were unsuccessful, as Biafra successfully launched 
their .... but the planes trying to fly it in had to run a gauntlet of fire usually during 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Biafra | secessionist state, Nigeria | Britannica.com [PAR] Mar 4, 2015 ... Biafra, secessionist western African state that unilaterally declared its ... In the 
mid-1960s economic and political instability and ethnic friction characterized ... of 
the federal government, refused to recognize Biafra's secession. ... Most 
countries continued to recognize Gowon's regime as the ... Try again later. [DOC] [TLE] The Bank Notes of Biafra | secularafrican [PAR] May 30, 2014 ... One of the first things Biafrans did upon establishing their country was to create a 
bank. ... the nascent nation faced during the course of the war, when Biafrans 
fought for ... While the coup was unsuccessful, it resulted in the deaths of the .... 
circulating in Biafra at the point of secession, with further reserves of... [DOC] [TLE] Coup, counter-coup and the Biafran War | Africa | DW.COM | 29.07 ... [PAR] Jul 29, 2016 ... A year later, the Biafran war began. ... A woman refugee during the Biafra war ... "
The first coup left a void because it was unsuccessful so the counter-coup ... 
Ojukwu claimed 50,000 Igbo had been killed trying to get back to eastern ... major 
ethnic groups, the military converted Nigeria into a federal country. [DOC] [TLE] The Biafran War, Nigerian History, Nigerian Civil War [PAR] The Nigerian Civil War was fought to reintegrate and reunify the country. ... The 
Federal Government in Lagos saw this as an act of secession and illegal. ..... 
Ankrah, late Emperor Hallie Selassie of Ethiopia and the late Dr Martin Luther 
King ..... Biafra tried unsuccessfully to hold the NA onslaught using guerrilla 
tactics. [DOC] [TLE] Civil war in Nigeria - Jul 06, 1967 - HISTORY.com [PAR] After diplomatic efforts by Nigeria failed to reunite the country, war between 
Nigeria and Biafra broke out in July 1967. Ojukwu's forces made some initial... [DOC] [TLE] DORON-DISSERTATION.pdf - Repository Home - The University of ... [PAR] effects of Biafran secession on the broader Igbo national consciousness and the 
Igbo ..... the starving millions in Biafra rivaled some of other major events of the 
late 60s, such as ..... regional leaders attempted to forge in creating a united 
country. ..... Biafra to the war in East Pakistan, which would successfully secede 
and... [DOC] [TLE] Random House for High School Teachers | Catalog | Half of a ... [PAR] Set during the Nigerian/Biafran civil war in the late Sixties, this moving and 
thrilling ... The main characters share the proud desire to build a new nation out 
of the ... during which the southern region of Biafra fought unsuccessfully to 
secede . ... when civil war erupted as the eastern state of Biafra attempted to 
break away and... [DOC] [TLE] The NigeriaBiafra war - Taylor & Francis Online [PAR] famous Nigerian author, Wole Solyinka, whose imprisonment during the war by 
the ... victims of genocide even though he did not support the Biafran secession.
12 Literary signs of a ...

Question: In the late '60s, Biafra tried unsuccessfully to secede from this country
Answer: Nigeria