Republic of Biafra

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Republic_of_Biafra
GPTKB entity
Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:municipality
gptkbp:anthem gptkb:Land_of_the_Rising_Sun
gptkbp:area 77,306 km²
gptkbp:capital Enugu
Umuahia
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Biafra
gptkbp:continent gptkb:Africa
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Biafran_pound
gptkbp:demonym Biafran
gptkbp:dissolved 1970-01-15
gptkbp:establishedIn 1967-05-30
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Annang
gptkb:Ogoja
gptkb:Efik
gptkb:Eket
gptkb:Ibibio-Efik
gptkb:Ijaw
gptkb:Ogoni
gptkb:Ibibio
Igbo
gptkbp:event gptkb:Nigerian_Civil_War
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_Biafra
gptkbp:governmentType gptkb:politics
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Cold_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Republic of Biafra
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code nan
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Chukwuemeka_Odumegwu_Ojukwu
gptkbp:leaderTitle President
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Nigeria
gptkbp:motto Peace, Unity, Freedom
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Biafran_famine
gptkb:Operation_Tail-Wind
gptkb:Aburi_Accord
gptkb:Biafran_airlift
gptkb:Fall_of_Enugu
Surrender to Nigeria
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Republic_of_Biafra
gptkbp:populationEstimate 13,500,000
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Nigeria
gptkbp:reasonForSecession gptkb:Persecution_of_Igbo_people
Ethnic tensions
Economic marginalization
Political instability in Nigeria
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Gabon
gptkb:Ivory_Coast
gptkb:Tanzania
gptkb:United_Nations
gptkb:Zambia
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Traditional_African_religions
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Nigeria
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nigerian_Civil_War
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5