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- adjective Of or relating to
Biafra . - noun A native or inhabitant of
Biafra .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Many history books simply avoid mention of the conflict, known as the Biafran war in which at least one million people died, mostly of starvation.
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Nigerian Civil War (also known as the Biafran War).
1967-70 2001
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This explains why there has been confusion about what happened in the conflict in Biafra, routinely referred to as the Biafran War.
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'Biafran' separatists sought unsuccessfully to breakaway from the rest of the country.
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In 1970, just after the ruinous Biafran war had ended, there were 19 million Nigerians living in absolute poverty.
Johnny West: Give it Back! Direct Citizen Oil Dividends in Iraq, Why Not? Johnny West 2011
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(Here, Jimi Hendrix and Joan Baez chat at a 1968 benefit for Biafran refugees.)
Peter Christian Hall: 'The Crisis Caravan': Charity's Road to Hell? Peter Christian Hall 2010
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In 1967, Nigeria defeated Biafran separatists fighting for an independent state for the Ibo ethnic group in the east.
Africans Debate Wisdom of Expected Secession of Southern Sudan 2011
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For example, it had been commended for its coverage of the Biafran war.
Martin Lewis: Murdoch Most Foul Martin Lewis 2011
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No doubt echoes of the Biafran War of 1967 reverberate in the minds of concerned Nigerians.
Alemayehu G. Mariam: Why Do Things Always Fall Apart in Africa? Alemayehu G. Mariam 2011
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In 1970, just after the ruinous Biafran war had ended, there were 19 million Nigerians living in absolute poverty.
Johnny West: Give it Back! Direct Citizen Oil Dividends in Iraq, Why Not? Johnny West 2011
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