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Biafran Casualty in the Nigerian Civil War

The Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Nigerian-Biafran War, was a three-year, bloody conflict with a death toll numbering more than one million people.  Having commenced seven years after Nigeria gained independence from Britain, the war began with the secession of the southeastern region of the nation on May 30, 1967, when it declared itself the independent Republic of Biafra.  The ensuing battles and well-publicized human suffering prompted international outrage and intervention.

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