Biafra

[bee-ah-fruh]

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noun

a former secessionist state (1967–70) in SE Nigeria, in W Africa. Enugu.
Bight of, a wide bay in the E part of the Gulf of Guinea, off the W coast of Africa.

Biafra

/ ��ɪˈæ�ڰ�ə /

noun

a region of E Nigeria, formerly a local government region: seceded as an independent republic (1967–70) during the Civil War, but defeated by Nigerian government forces
former name (until 1975) of (the Bight of) Bonny

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Biafran adjective

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Two years later, he was sent to Nigeria to cover the civil war that followed the secession of the south-eastern region of Biafra.

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He chronicled his experiences in The Biafra Story, which was published in 1969.

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There was a move into biography in 1982 with Emeka, the life story of Forsyth's friend Col Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, the head of state of Biafra during that country's brief independence.

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One surprise guest on the Outlaw Country Cruise was Jello Biafra, who released the album “Prairie Home Invasion” with Mojo Nixon in 1994.

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“It’s hard,” Biafra said, “because there is a little bit of a pall over this whole event, because Mojo isn’t here, and everybody’s got their memories bubbling up. I have plenty of that.”

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