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In August 1968, protesters marched through New York in support of Biafra. This was a result of the situation being shown in the media in June.

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Over time, Biafra got smaller and smaller as the Nigerian army surrounded them. They blockaded the entire area so that the Biafrans could not get food, or medical help, or weapons.

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In protest of the atrocities that were going on in Biafra, Columbia University student Bruce Mayrock set himself on fire in front of the UN headquarters in New York.

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Leaders of both sides of the war addressing the press. Also, media covfefe of Biafra War.

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Nigeria was divided into three parts. The Northern was populated by a lot of people from the Hausa tribe, the West from the Yoruba tribe and the East from the Igbo tribe. The Northern region was disadvantaged because of the average level of education and the lack of oil. But the other two regions were also at a disadvantage due to the smaller population. The regions were one country but each region was working against the others.

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Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu was the military leader of the Republic of Biafra. Before the war ended, Ojukwu fled to avoid capture from the Nigerian military.

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Ujukwu declared Biafra an independent secessionist state on May 30th 1967.

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An estimated five to six million Igbo adults and children died of starvation due to the brutal tactics of Nigeria during the war. Photos of starving children started to circulate in 1968 and it was then that people around the world became aware of what was really going on in Biafra.

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