Started by HerrWalrus on Nov 4, 2017 12:28:35 PM
Biafra declared UDI from Nigeria 1967
In the civil war that followed, the Nigerian forces crushed the breakaway state. Guess who helped in crushing the breakaway rebellion?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biafra
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/596712.stm
Instead Britain was a key arms supplier to the federal government, enabling it to crush the rebellion, because it believed that Biafran secession would create regional instability.
HerrWalrus: where is he now?
I am going to start Half of a Yellow Sun later this week, which will no doubt give insights into this conflict.