Event anniversary

Nigerian Civil War

Took place on July 6, 1967

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The 60th anniversary falls on July 6, 2027, in 255 days.

The Nigerian Civil War (6 July 1967 – 15 January 1970), also known as the Biafran War, Nigeria–Biafra War, or Biafra War, was an armed conflict fought between Nigeria and the Republic of Biafra, a secessionist state that had declared its independence from Nigeria in 1967.

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