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  2. Nigerian Civil War - Wikipedia

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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]

  3. Igbo nationalism - Wikipedia

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    The call for the development of Igboland is especially significant considering the lasting effects of the Nigerian Civil War. As a legacy of the conflict, the Igbo people continue to possess significantly smaller amounts of national resources, particularly including oil. [3] The bulk of Nigeria's resources are owned by Yoruba and Hausa ...

  4. Rally 'round the flag effect - Wikipedia

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    The rally 'round the flag effect, also referred to as the rally 'round the flag syndrome, is a concept used in political science and international relations to explain increased short-run popular support of a country's government or political leaders during periods of international crisis or war. [1]

  5. History of Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    The American Civil War, ... Colonial Flag of Nigeria. In 1912, ... As a "positive" effect of the Second World War, the colonial administration trained war-critical ...

  6. Nigerian nationalism - Wikipedia

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    Nigeria's government has sought to unify the various peoples and regions of Nigeria since the country's independence in 1960. [ 1 ] Nigerian nationalism has been negatively affected by multiple historical episodes of ethnic violence and repression of certain ethnic groups by the Nigerian government between the various peoples has resulted in ...

  7. Scarred by war, Nigeria’s wounded soldiers fought to recover ...

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    One evening in November 2020, a year into his military service, Peacemaker Azuegbulam’s lifelong dream of being a soldier came to an abrupt end. “I thought I couldn’t meet up with life, but ...

  8. Indigenous People of Biafra - Wikipedia

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    The rising protests are attributed to the claimed political disenfranchisement among the Igbo people and the trauma that continues as an effect of the Nigerian civil war. There are weekly lockdowns in many towns in South East, Nigeria and many pro-Biafra citizens and others have been unable to leave their homes.

  9. Midwest Invasion of 1967 - Wikipedia

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    Nigerian military districts at the time of the civil war. Following the 1966 Nigerian coup d'état and the subsequent 1966 Nigerian counter-coup, a wave of resentment and hostility against Igbos because of their involvement in the former coup culminated in the 1966 anti-Igbo pogrom in which 30,000 Igbos and easterners have been estimated to have been killed.