Separatist Movements in Contemporary Africa – The Secession of The Eastern Region from Nigeria (1967-1970) as a model
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2022-02
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université msila
Abstract
The African continent suffered from several problems after the
independence of its countries, which led to its destabilization and
threat to its unity, which was represented by the separatist movements
led by some regions including Biafra region, which provoked a crisis
is considered the most dangerous separatist movement in the Africa
continent, which resulted in a devastating civil war that left more than
a million and half people dead. We have tried to address the issue by
answering several questions, the most important of which are the
causes of the roots of the Biafra crisis and the reasons for the
secession of the region, its turned into a violent civil war between the
Nigerian government and a group the separate region
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Separatist movements; Africa ; Nigeria; Biafra; Crises Civil War.