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The colonial factor in the Nigerian civil war (1967-1970)  

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TOPIC: The colonial factor in the Nigerian civil war (1967-1970) Research question: TO WHAT EXTENT DID THE COLONIAL LEGACY CONTRIBUTE TO CIVIL WAR IN NIGERIA BETWEEN 1967 AND 1970? ABSTRACT Nigeria, one of the biggest British colonies in Africa became independent in 1960, but in 1967, the eastern region seceded and declared itself the republic of Biafra. The result was a three-year bloody civil war between the federal government and the secessionists leading to Biafra's defeat. Reasons put forward for this conflict include religious, tribal, cultural, geographical and economic factors. A school of thought however, believes the civil war resulted from the legacy of the British colonial policy and this essay examines the question HOW RELEVANT WAS THE POLICY OF THE BRITISH COLONIAL GOVERNMENT IN THE NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR BETWEEN JULY 1967- JANUARY 1970? The investigation focuses on the developments from three main time periods: the pre-colonial era, the colonial era and the...

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