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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BIAFRA»
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There Was a Country: A Personal History of
Biafra
Reviews: 'No writer is better placed than Chinua Achebe to tell the story of the Nigerian Biafran war ... [The book] makes you pine for the likes of Achebe to govern .
This book which marked Frederick Forsyth's transition from journalist to author is a record of one of the most brutal conflicts the Third World has ever suffered, it has become a classic of modern war reporting. But it is more than that.
Half of a Yellow Sun is a tremendously evocative novel of the promise, hope, and disappointment of the Biafran war. BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Americanah.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 2008
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The Slave Trade and Culture in the Bight of
Biafra: An ...
The Slave Trade and Culture in the Bight of Biafra dissects and explains the structure, dramatic expansion, and manifold effects of the slave trade in the Bight of Biafra.
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The Republic of
Biafra: Once Upon A Time in Nigeria: My ...
The serious aftermath of the marred and rigged election was that it acted as the last straw that broke the Carmel's back, providing immediate reason for the army to overthrow the government of Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe.
Dr. Onyema Nkwocha, Onyema Nkwocha, 2010
This book demonstrates that the Biafra War, (1967-1970) was the second phase of the Igbo genocide after the initial massacre of 100,000 Igbo across the principal towns and cities of the north region and elsewhere in Nigeria during May ...
No book about the Nigerian civil war has up to date provided as revealing an account of the prison conditions of wartime "Biafra." In this book, Engr.
Samuel Enadeghe Umweni, 2007
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Religion, History, and Politics in Nigeria: Essays in Honor ...
Paul J. Yancho By 1966, Nigeria was in a political crisis that culminated in the
Biafra- Nigeria Civil War in 1967. The war was the culmination of the political,
economic and social problems created by the colonial authorities in Nigeria
when ...
Chima Jacob Korieh, G. Ugo Nwokeji, 2005
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Surviving in
Biafra: The Story of the Nigerian Civil War : ...
The new nation was called Biafra. Refusing to accept the sovereignty of Biafra,
the government of Nigeria, led by Col. Yakubu Gowon, declared the secession
illegal and mobilized about 100,000 troops, mainly made up of people of Hausa ...
Alfred Obiora Uzokwe, 2003
The novel is written from the dual perspective of an adult, a Biafran, relating his experiences, as he understood them as a child. This is an important literary contribution to the collective memory of the war.
Ndubueze C. Akuneme, 2004
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BIAFRA»
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Biafra is used in the context of the following news items.
South-East Governors denounce Radio Biafra; want B'Haram …
The five governors from the five South-East states have denounced and disowned Radio Biafra, the underground radio feeding people of the ... «Premium Times, Jul 15»
Onwu, Awofeso and Binos for Ebedi Writers Residency
She is also an ex-soldier that worked with the Armed Forces Medical Service during the Nigeria-Biafra civil war. She is one of the early female ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
Buhari not fit to govern as more are killed in Nigeria Church bomb …
The ongoing slaughter by Boko Haram follows the same pattern which in 1966 led to the Nigeria/Biafra War. The underlying cause of the ... «cameroon concord, Jul 15»
Rebirth of 'Radio Biafra' sparks mixed reactions
Without mincing words, Kanu tells his listeners that members of his group- the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPB), are freedom fighters who are ... «Daily Trust, Jul 15»
Opinion: The Evil Called Radio Biafra
The writer explores the spread of Radio Biafra's words and propaganda on the mass ... The amount of false stories and rumours, Radio Biafra promotes. 3. «NAIJ.COM, Jul 15»
Is Zack Snyder's Batman V Superman Shirt a Reagan-era Punk …
If you're not up on your punk rock history, Alternative Tentacles is the record label founded by Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra in 1979. «IGN, Jul 15»
Buhari to name ministers 'soon', says APC
I hope they get their biafra next week. ... I would be more concern about a failed biafra project than getting a high blood pressure with another ... «Premium Times, Jul 15»
How a Twentysomething Hipster Evolved Into a Thirtysomething Geek
I had (and still have) an encyclopedic knowledge of punk history. Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys once stayed at my house for a few days. «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
Radio Biafra: A Stitch In Time...By Ahmad Salkida and Johnson …
Last week, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) of Nigeria urged Nigerians to simply ignore Radio Biafra, a broadcast platform that ... «SaharaReporters.com, Jun 15»
Boko Haram: Anambra Threatens to Revive Biafra Republic
Nigeria - Anambra citizens have threatened to clamor for the Republic of Biafra if Boko Haram prisoners were transferred to the state, PUNCH ... «Nigerian Bulletin, Jun 15»
