27 May 1967Event
Rivers State created from Eastern minority areas
Rivers State was created out of the old Eastern Region, separating key Niger Delta oil and minority communities from Enugu's authority.
Hall of FameMilitary I
27 May 1967
Rivers State created from Eastern minority areas
Rivers State was created out of the old Eastern Region, separating key Niger Delta oil and minority communities from Enugu's authority.
1000reasons.voteEditorial timeline entry
What happened
Rivers State was created out of the old Eastern Region, separating key Niger Delta oil and minority communities from Enugu's authority. It became central to federal war aims.
No citations yet. Send corrections + sources to corrections@1000reasons.vote.