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The 21 pages that link to Biafra, each with the reason it gives.

• Nigerian Civil WarBroader topic: Its declaration of independence transformed Nigeria’s political crisis into war.

• NigeriaCompared with: Its failed bid for independence marked the sharpest challenge to Nigeria’s territorial unity.

• SecessionBroader topic: Its defeat illustrates the limits of secession without military success and international recognition.

• Territorial integrityBroader topic: Most states' refusal to recognize Biafra reflected strong support for Nigeria's territorial unity.

• Nigerian independenceRelated: Its attempted secession exposed the fragility of the inherited federation.

• Igbo peopleRelated: Biafra became a defining political project for many Igbo during the civil war.

• Yakubu GowonCompared with: Its declaration of independence challenged the Nigerian unity Gowon’s government sought to preserve.

• Nigerian nationalismCompared with: Biafra’s bid for independence challenged the territorial nation created at decolonization.

• 1966 Nigerian coup d’étatRelated: The political breakdown after the coups helped make Biafra’s secession possible.

• Benue RiverRelated: The Nigerian Civil War affected the broader region through which the lower Benue basin runs.

• 1966 anti-Igbo pogromRelated: Fear of renewed violence helped strengthen support for separation among eastern leaders.

• Aburi AccordBroader topic: After the agreement failed, the Eastern Region’s secession became the immediate challenge to federal authority.

• Chukwuemeka Odumegwu OjukwuBroader topic: Ojukwu proclaimed Biafra and served as its head of state throughout most of the war.

• Abia StateRelated: Its historical territory encompassed the region where Abia now lies.

• Christopher OkigboRelated: Okigbo joined Biafra’s forces as the region attempted to separate from Nigeria.

• Anambra StateRelated: The region that includes Anambra was central to the Nigerian Civil War and Biafra’s history.

• Enugu StateRelated: Enugu served as Biafra's first capital during the Nigerian Civil War.

• Imo StateRelated: Imo’s territory formed part of Biafra during the civil war.

• UmuahiaRelated: Its wartime government relocated to Umuahia after losing Enugu.

• History of NigeriaBroader topic: Its brief existence and defeat remain central to debates about unity, identity, and civil-war memory.

• Conflict in the Niger DeltaCompared with: Biafran secession was a territorial independence project, unlike the varied resource-control demands of Delta movements.