Timeline Thursday 15 January 1970

Thursday 15 January 1970

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Events on Thursday 15 January 1970 1

1970 Nigerian Civil War Ends Biafra surrenders, ending secessionist war The breakaway state of Biafra formally surrendered to Nigerian federal forces, ending a civil war that had killed over a million people, many from starvation caused by a federal blockade. The war's end reunified Nigeria but left lasting ethnic tensions.