Biafra War

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:war
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Nigerian_Civil_War
gptkbp:casualties estimated 1-3 million deaths
gptkbp:cause ethnic, political, economic, and religious tensions
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Federal_Military_Government_of_Nigeria
gptkb:Republic_of_Biafra
gptkbp:consequence mass starvation
refugee crisis
international humanitarian aid
gptkbp:endDate 1970-01-15
gptkbp:followedBy post-war reconciliation in Nigeria
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Biafra War
gptkbp:involvedCountry gptkb:Côte_d'Ivoire
gptkb:France
gptkb:Gabon
gptkb:Israel
gptkb:Nigeria
gptkb:Portugal
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:location gptkb:Nigeria
gptkbp:mediaCoverage widespread international attention
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Yakubu_Gowon
gptkb:Chukwuemeka_Odumegwu_Ojukwu
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Ahiara_Declaration
gptkb:Onitsha_massacre
gptkb:fall_of_Owerri
gptkb:surrender_of_Biafra
gptkb:Asaba_massacre
gptkb:Operation_Tail-Wind
gptkb:Aburi_Accord
gptkb:Biafran_airlift
humanitarian
Biafran secession
Biafran children suffering malnutrition
Biafran currency introduction
Biafran propaganda radio
OAU mediation attempts
blockade and famine
international relief flights
gptkbp:notableFilm gptkb:'Half_of_a_Yellow_Sun'_(film_adaptation)
gptkbp:notableOrganization gptkb:Médecins_Sans_Frontières
gptkb:Caritas_Internationalis
Red Cross
gptkbp:notablePublication 'Half of a Yellow Sun' by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
'There Was a Country' by Chinua Achebe
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:1966_Nigerian_coups_d'état
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Nigerian_Army
gptkb:Igbo_people
gptkb:Biafran_Army
gptkb:Biafra
gptkbp:result Nigerian victory
gptkbp:startDate 1967-07-06
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Abbas_Attar
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6