Surviving in Biafra: The Story of the Nigerian Civil War - Softcover

Uzokwe, Alfred

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9780595263660: Surviving in Biafra: The Story of the Nigerian Civil War
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Synopsis

In 1966, several waves of rioting in northern Nigeria culminated in the brutal massacre of thousands of easterners by their northern Nigerian counterparts. Sensing that their safety could no longer be guaranteed, the easterners fled to the eastern region and established an independent nation called Biafra.Refusing to accept her sovereignty, Nigeria waged a thirty-month war against Biafra, targeting air assaults at civilian locations, which resulted in the deaths of thousands of children, women, and the elderly. Nigeria used land and sea blockade to prevent relief food from reaching hungry masses in Biafra and thousands of children died from a form of malnutrition called kwashiorkor. At the end of it all in 1970, two million people had perished.

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About the Author

Alfred Obiora Uzokwe holds advanced degrees in architecture and civil engineering and has authored hundreds of essays about Nigeria s socio-political and economic situation, which were published on Nigeriaworld.com and other news magazines. He is a registered professional engineer in Pennsylvania and has served as editor of several technical journals as well as act as a contributory writer.

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Publisher
iUniverse
Publication date
2003
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0595263666
ISBN 13 
9780595263660
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
248
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