Definitions for biafra
biˈɑ frəbi·afra

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1. Biafranoun

   A short-lived secessionist state in southern Nigeria in the late 1960s.

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1. Biafra

   Biafra, officially the Republic of Biafra, was a secessionist state in West Africa that separated from Nigeria and existed from May 1967 to January 1970. Its territory consisted of the predominantly Igbo-populated former eastern region of Nigeria which is now divided into the present day southsouth and southeastern regions of Nigeria. Biafra was formed by Igbo nationalists in response to a series of ethnic tensions shortly after Nigerian independence in 1960 that culminated in the 1966 massacres of Igbo people and other southeastern ethnic groups living in northern Nigeria. The military of Nigeria proceeded to attack Biafra shortly after it declared independence in 1967, resulting in the start of the Nigerian Civil War (also known as the Nigerian-Biafran War). Biafra was formally recognized by Gabon, Haiti, Ivory Coast, Tanzania, and Zambia. Other nations, which did not give official recognition but provided support and assistance to Biafra, included France, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Rhodesia, South Africa, and Vatican City. Biafra received aid from non-state actors, including Joint Church Aid, foreign mercenaries, Holy Ghost Fathers of Ireland, and under their direction Caritas International, and U.S. Catholic Relief Services. Médecins Sans Frontières also originated in response to the suffering. After two-and-a-half years of war, during which almost two million Biafran civilians (three-quarters of them small children) died from starvation caused by the total blockade of the region by the Nigerian government, Biafran forces under Nigeria's motto of "No-victor, No-vanquished" surrendered to the Nigerian Federal Military Government (FMG). The surrender was facilitated by the Biafran Vice President and Chief of General Staff, Major General Philip Effiong, who assumed leadership of the Republic of Biafra after the original President, Colonel Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, fled to Ivory Coast. After the surrender of Biafra, some Igbos who had fled the conflict returned to their properties but were unable to claim them back from new occupants. This became law in the Abandoned Properties Act (28 September 1979). It was purported that at the start of the civil war, Igbos withdrew their funds from Nigerian banks and converted it to the Biafran currency. After the war, bank accounts owned by Biafrans were seized and a Nigerian panel resolved to give every Igbo person an account with only 20 pounds. Federal projects in Biafra were also greatly reduced compared to other parts of Nigeria. In an Intersociety study it was found that Nigerian security forces also extorted approximately $100 million per year from illegal roadblocks and other methods from Igboland – a cultural sub-region of Biafra in what is now southern Nigeria, causing greater mistrust of the Igbo citizenry towards the Nigerian security forces.

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1. Biafra

   Biafra is a term used to refer to either a region or a secessionist state in southern Nigeria. It is associated with the Nigeria-Biafra civil war that took place from 1967 to 1970 when the predominantly Igbo-speaking southeastern region of Nigeria declared its independence as the Republic of Biafra. The conflict resulted in a significant loss of life and ended with Biafra being reintegrated into Nigeria as one of its states. Today, Biafra is often used to represent the desire for self-determination and independence of the Igbo people.

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1. Biafra

   Biafra, officially the Republic of Biafra, was a secessionist state in south-eastern Nigeria that existed from 30 May 1967 to 15 January 1970, taking its name from the Bight of Biafra. The inhabitants were mostly the Igbo people who led the secession due to economic, ethnic, cultural and religious tensions among the various peoples of Nigeria. The creation of the new country was among the causes of the Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Nigerian-Biafran War. Land of the Rising Sun was chosen for Biafra's national anthem, and the state was formally recognised by Gabon, Haiti, Côte d'Ivoire, Tanzania and Zambia. Other nations which did not give official recognition but which did provide support and assistance to Biafra included Israel, France, Portugal, Rhodesia, South Africa and the Vatican City. Biafra also received aid from non-state actors, including Joint Church Aid, Holy Ghost Fathers of Ireland, Caritas International, MarkPress and U.S. Catholic Relief Services. After two-and-a-half years of war, during which a million civilians had died in fighting and from famine, Biafran forces agreed to a ceasefire with the Nigerian Federal Military Government, and Biafra was reintegrated into Nigeria.

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1. Biafra

   B-before I-independent A-after F-fight R-remember A-agreament

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on October 27, 2020  

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   Biafra

   Biafra is an ancient kingdom dominated by the Igbo-speaking people of West African subregion.

   Biafra is my nation. Mazi and Nwada are from Biafra.

   Etymology: Biafra is derived from two Igbo words ‘bia’(come) and ‘fra’(take).It is a word commonly used by the Igbo tribe in the West African subregion which they were later identified with.

   
   

   Submitted by JUOparagon on May 30, 2020  

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   Biafra

   Biafra is an ancient kingdom that have existed for over 5.000 years and more but not just a nation of 1967-70.

   Check the 16th century of Africa and you will see for yourself

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on September 22, 2019  

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   Biafra

   Biafra is not Igbo. Biafra is the name the Portuguese used to refer to the Present Cross River , Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa , parts of Edo, Delta States, Rivers States of Nigeria ; South East Cameroon , Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. Look at maps drawn by cartographers in the 15th Century. Meaning of “Biafra” and location. Little is known about the literal meaning of the word Biafra. The word Biafra most likely derives from the subgroup Biafar or Biafada of the Tenda ethnic group who reside primarily in Guinea-Bissau. Manuel Álvares (1526–1583), a Portuguese Jesuit educator, in his work “Ethiopia Minor and a geographical account of the Province of Sierra Leone”, writes about the “Biafar heathen” in chapter 13 of the same book. The word Biafar thus appears to have been a common word in the Portuguese language back in the 16th century. There was nothing like biafra kingdom. All the unit were independent states reporting to no one. Efik, Ibibio, Ogoni, Ibani (Opobo and Bonny), Kalabari kingdoms

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on July 23, 2020  

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   Biafra

   Biafra.. according to our Igbo dialect.. Bia means Come Fara means take. Therefore, I come to conclusion that Biafra means come and take.

   
   

   Submitted by iroegbufrancis500 on March 22, 2020  

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of biafra in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of biafra in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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