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{{Infobox country
| conventional_long_name = Republic of Biafra
| common_name = Biafra
| image_flag = Flag of Biafra.svg
| image_coat = Coat of arms of Biafra.svg
| national_motto = Peace, Unity, and Freedom.
| capital = [[Enugu]] (1967) <br/> [[Umuahia]] (1967-1969) <br/> [[Owerri]] (1969-1970) <br/> [[Awka]] (1970)
| largest_city = [[Onitsha]]
| demonym = Biafran
| area_km2 = 77,306
| currency = [[Biafran Pound]]
| common_languages = [[English language|English]] <br/> [[Igbo language|Igbo]]
| today = [[Nigeria]]
}}
'''Biafra,''' officially called the '''Republic of Biafra''',<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Republic of Biafra {{!}} AHA|url=https://www.historians.org/teaching-and-learning/teaching-resources-for-historians/teaching-and-learning-in-the-digital-age/through-the-lens-of-history-biafra-nigeria-the-west-and-the-world/the-republic-of-biafra|access-date=2023-07-10|website=www.historians.org}}</ref> was a break-away state in [[West Africa]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hurst|first=Ryan|date=2009-06-21|title=Republic of Biafra (1967-1970) •|url=https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/republic-biafra-1967-1970/|access-date=2023-07-10|language=en-US}}</ref> It was created on 30 May 1967 by the Eastern Region governor [[C. Odumegwu Ojukwu]]. It claimed the land of the [[Eastern Region (Nigeria)|Eastern Region]] of [[Nigeria]]. The country was mainly populated by the [[Igbo people|Igbo]] people.
Biafra was officially [[Diplomatic recognition|recognised]] by [[Gabon]], [[Haiti]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Tanzania]] and [[Zambia]].<ref>[https://www.jstor.org/stable/2198977 "Was "Biafra" at Any Time A State in International Law?"]</ref>Biafra was also ''[[de facto]]'' recognised by [[France]], [[Spain]], [[Portugal]], [[Norway]], [[Israel]], [[Rhodesia]], [[South Africa]] and the [[Vatican City]].
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{geo-stub}}
| conventional_long_name = Republic of Biafra
| common_name = Biafra
| image_flag = Flag of Biafra.svg
| image_coat = Coat of arms of Biafra.svg
| national_motto = Peace, Unity, and Freedom.
| capital = [[Enugu]] (1967) <br/> [[Umuahia]] (1967-1969) <br/> [[Owerri]] (1969-1970) <br/> [[Awka]] (1970)
| largest_city = [[Onitsha]]
| demonym = Biafran
| area_km2 = 77,306
| currency = [[Biafran Pound]]
| common_languages = [[English language|English]] <br/> [[Igbo language|Igbo]]
| today = [[Nigeria]]
}}
'''Biafra,''' officially called the '''Republic of Biafra''',<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Republic of Biafra {{!}} AHA|url=https://www.historians.org/teaching-and-learning/teaching-resources-for-historians/teaching-and-learning-in-the-digital-age/through-the-lens-of-history-biafra-nigeria-the-west-and-the-world/the-republic-of-biafra|access-date=2023-07-10|website=www.historians.org}}</ref> was a break-away state in [[West Africa]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hurst|first=Ryan|date=2009-06-21|title=Republic of Biafra (1967-1970) •|url=https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/republic-biafra-1967-1970/|access-date=2023-07-10|language=en-US}}</ref> It was created on 30 May 1967 by the Eastern Region governor [[C. Odumegwu Ojukwu]]. It claimed the land of the [[Eastern Region (Nigeria)|Eastern Region]] of [[Nigeria]]. The country was mainly populated by the [[Igbo people|Igbo]] people.
Biafra was officially [[Diplomatic recognition|recognised]] by [[Gabon]], [[Haiti]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Tanzania]] and [[Zambia]].<ref>[https://www.jstor.org/stable/2198977 "Was "Biafra" at Any Time A State in International Law?"]</ref>Biafra was also ''[[de facto]]'' recognised by [[France]], [[Spain]], [[Portugal]], [[Norway]], [[Israel]], [[Rhodesia]], [[South Africa]] and the [[Vatican City]].
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{geo-stub}}