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The Eastern Region was an administrative region in Nigeria, dating back originally from the division of the colony Southern Nigeria in 1954. Its first capital was Calabar . The capital was later moved to Enugu and the second capital was Umuahia .
The history of Nigeria can be traced to the earliest inhabitants whose date remains at least 13,000 BC through the early civilizations such as the Nok culture which began around 1500 BC. Numerous ancient African civilizations settled in the region that is known today as Nigeria, such as the Kingdom of Nri , [ 1 ] the Benin Kingdom , [ 2 ] and ...
Gowon announces further subdivision of Nigeria, into twelve states. These include subdivision of the Eastern Region which will undermine its political power. 30 May: Nigerian-Biafran War: General Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, Military Governor of Eastern Nigeria, declared his province an independent republic called Biafra. 1970: 8 January
This is a list of governors of Eastern Region, Nigeria. Eastern Region was one of Nigeria 's federal divisions, dating back originally from the division of the colony Southern Nigeria in 1954. The region was divided in 1967 into three new states , East-Central State , Rivers State and South-Eastern State .
Its eastern side is terminated by the Cross River, although micro-communities exist over on the other side of the river; its northernmost point enters the Savannah climate around Nsukka. Nkanu West, Enugu. In Nigeria today, Igboland is roughly made up of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo, Northern Delta and Rivers states. [12]
The missionary impact on modern Nigeria, 1842-1914: A political and social analysis (London: Longmans, 1966). Burns, Alan C. History of Nigeria (3rd ed. London, 1942) online free. Carland, John M. The Colonial Office and Nigeria, 1898–1914. Hoover Institution Press, 1985. ISBN 0-8179-8141-1
West Africa in 1625 showing the main states at that time. Modern Nigeria covers the eastern part of this area, including the Oyo Empire, the Benin Kingdom (unrelated to current Republic of Benin), the Igbo states to the east, and the Hausa / Fulani states such as Katsina and Kano to the north.
The pogroms led to the mass movement of Igbo and other Eastern Nigerians back to Eastern Nigeria (it is estimated that more than one million Igbos returned to the eastern region). It also was the precursor to Ojukwu's declaration of Eastern Nigeria's secession from the federation as the Republic of Biafra , and the resulting Nigerian Civil War ...