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Nigeria is dead. We are Biafrans. In the dawn's early light, the chant echoed through the streets of Enugu, the capital of Eastern Nigeria. Because Nigeria has been a troubled land of late, the On November 29, 2024, the United States of Biafra once again declared their independence from Nigeria. The move comes more than 57 years after the long persecuted and overwhelmingly Christian National Day of Nigeria Declaration of Independence Nigeria celebrates its National Day on October 1. In 1960, the nation gained independence from the United Kingdom. The journey to independence was marked by key milestones—the Richards Constitution of 1946, the Macpherson Constitution of 1951, and the Lyttleton Constitution of 1954—all of which paved the way for self-rule. Amidst this celebration, one voice stood out: that of Nigeria’s first Prime Minister, Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. The Biafran Declaration of Independence [The following is taken from C. Odumegwu Ojukwu, Biafra Selected Speeches and Random Thoughts of C. Odumegwu Ojukwu (NY: Harper & Row, 1969), 191-196] Resolution passed on May 27, 1967. WE, THE Chiefs, Elders, and Representatives of Eastern Nigeria, gathered at this Joint Meeting of the Advisory Committee of Chiefs and Elders and the Consultative The 1960 Independence Constitution of Nigeria could be attributed to the Lyttleton Constitution of 1954 and the 1957/58 constitutional conferences held in London and Lagos respectively. What you should know U.S. Independence Day is celebrated every year on July 4 to mark the anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, when the thirteen American colonies declared their freedom from British rule. Nigeria - People, Culture, Economy: Nigeria was granted independence on October 1, 1960. A new constitution established a federal system with an elected prime minister and a ceremonial head of state. The NCNC, now headed by Azikiwe (who had taken control after Macaulay’s death in 1946), formed a coalition with Balewa’s NPC after neither party won a majority in the 1959 elections. Balewa The closure marks the annual commemoration of the United States’ declaration of independence from British rule in 1776, a significant national holiday celebrated with patriotic events, fireworks, and public gatherings across the U.S. The U.S. Mission Nigeria shared the announcement via its official X account, stating: “The U.S. Embassy in Abuja and Consulate General in Lagos will be closed The Biafra Declare Independence, The declaration of Biafra’s independence on May 30, 1967, marked the beginning of one of Africa’s most tragic conflicts—the Nigerian Civil War. Biafra, located in southeastern Nigeria, attempted to break away due to deep ethnic, political, and economic tensions that had been growing since Nigeria’s independence in 1960. The war that followed led to Kosovo 's declaration of independence from Serbia was enacted on Sunday, 17 February 2008 by a unanimous vote of the Assembly of Kosovo. [1] All 11 representatives of the Serb minority boycotted the proceedings. [2] International reaction was mixed, and the world community continues to be divided on the issue of the international recognition of Kosovo. Nigeria's position has been somewhat mixed. After World War II, in response to the growth of Nigerian nationalism and demands for independence, successive constitutions legislated by the British Government moved Nigeria toward self-government on a representative and increasingly federal basis. Hence on the 1st of October 1954, the colony became the autonomous Federation of Nigeria. By the middle of the 20th century, the great wave for Nigeria 's Independence Day is a public holiday observed annually on 1 October to commemorate the country's declaration of independence from British rule in 1960. It marked the end of over sixty years of colonial governance and the emergence of Nigeria as a self-governing constitutional monarchy within the Commonwealth of Nations. The inaugural celebrations featured a formal ceremony in Lagos On 26 May, Ojukwu decreed secession from Nigeria after consultations with community leaders from across the Eastern Region. Four days later, Ojukwu unilaterally declared the independence of the Republic of Biafra, citing the Igbos killed in the post-coup violence as reasons for the declaration of independence. [20][28][30] It is believed this was one of the major factors that sparked the war The declaration of Biafran independence set off a three-year civil war in Nigeria, which the breakaway region, dominated by Ibos, lost. The following article by then-frequent Nation contributor Biafra, and the covenants thereof shall, subject to this Declaration, be performed by the parties according to their tenor; iii. all subsisting international treaties and obligations made on behalf of eastern Nigeria by the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, shall be honored and respected; iv. The announcement was made by the U.S. Mission in Nigeria on Thursday. The closure marks the annual commemoration of the United States’ declaration of independence from British rule in 1776, a significant national holiday celebrated with patriotic events, fireworks, and public gatherings across the U.S. Biafra was a nation that declared independence from Nigeria in 1967 under the leadership of the then Eastern Region 's military governor, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu. Shortly after the declaration of independence, the Nigerian Civil War ensued as the Nigerian government sought to reclaim the territory of Biafra, culminating in victory for Nigerian forces in 1970. [3] In May 2023, separatist Nigerians, like other colonized peoples of the world, sought for their independence. However, unlike societies like America in the American War of Independence (1775), Algeria in the Algerian War of Independence (1955), and Haiti in the Haitian Revolution (1791), Nigeria secured her independence through nonviolent movements. On 1 October 1960, Nigeria gained full independence from the United Kingdom on the basis of a federal constitution, with three large states having a weak central government over them.
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