May 30, 1967 · Enugu, Eastern Nigeria Theater
May 30, 1967
On May 30, 1967, Colonel Odumegwu Ojukwu declared the Eastern Region of Nigeria the sovereign Republic of Biafra. The declaration came after the failure of the Aburi Accord — a power-sharing agreement signed in Ghana — which Gowon's government had refused to implement. The secession was greeted with jubilation across the Igbo heartland and alarm in Lagos. Nigeria immediately declared war.
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