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The civil war began while the United States was under the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson, who was officially neutral in regard to the civil war, [191] with U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk stating that "America is not in a position to take action as Nigeria is an area under British influence". [113]
Both the coup and the counter-coup assumed an "ethnic colouration" [4] and they fuelled ethnic violence, contributing to events which ultimately led to the Nigerian civil war. [1] [2] [6] After the end of the war, in October 1970, Gowon reiterated an earlier pledge to ensure that military rule would be terminated on 1 October 1976. In 1974 ...
On 15 January 1966, rebellious soldiers led by Kaduna Nzeogwu [5] and 4 others carried out a military putsch, killing 22 people [6], including the prime minister of Nigeria, many senior politicians, senior Army officers and their wives, and sentinels on protective duty.
"A Comparative Study of the Nigerian and Biafran Navies During the Nigerian Civil War (1967–70)". African Navies: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives (1st ed.). London: Routledge. pp. 91– 108. ISBN 9781003309154. Venter, Al J. (2016). Biafra's War 1967-1970 : A Tribal Conflict in Nigeria That Left a Million Dead. Helion & Company.
The events took place in the context of military coups d'etat and in the prelude to the Nigerian Civil War. [4] The immediate precursor to the massacres was the January 1966 Nigerian coup d'etat. [5]
Nigerian Civil War starts in 1967; 1975 Nigerian coup d'état (1975) Military government. Supreme Military Council (SMC) Armed Forces faction Supreme Military Council (SMC) Coup succeeds. Yakubu Gowon is ousted and replaced with Murtala Mohammed. 1976 Nigerian coup d'état attempt (1976) Military government. Supreme Military Council (SMC) Armed ...
The fall of Enugu was a military conflict between Nigerian and Biafran forces in September and October 1967 during the Nigerian Civil War which centered around Enugu, the capital of the secessionist Republic of Biafra. Nigerian federal forces had made Enugu's capture a priority shortly after war broke out, but their advance stalled at Nsukka.
The Midwest Invasion of 1967 or Midwest Offensive, codenamed Operation Torch, [1] was a military operation between Nigerian and Biafran military forces during the Nigerian Civil War. The invasion began on August 9 when 3,000 Biafran soldiers led by General Victor Banjo crossed the River Niger Bridge into Asaba. Upon reaching Agbor, the Biafrans ...