15 Jan 1970Landmark
Civil war formally ends
Nigeria accepted Biafra's surrender, ending the war after roughly thirty months.
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15 Jan 1970
Civil war formally ends
Nigeria accepted Biafra's surrender, ending the war after roughly thirty months.
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Nigeria accepted Biafra's surrender, ending the war after roughly thirty months. Gowon's government announced reconciliation rather than mass punishment.
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