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Federal troops are sent into Biafra, the oil rich eastern region of Nigeria, which declared an intention to secede on 30 May.
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South African History Online. (2012, July 6). Federal troops are sent into Biafra, the oil rich eastern region of Nigeria, which declared an intention to secede on 30 May.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087738
South African History Online (2012) 'Federal troops are sent into Biafra, the oil rich eastern region of Nigeria, which declared an intention to secede on 30 May.', South African History Online, 6 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087738 (Accessed: 8 August 2026).
South African History Online, Federal troops are sent into Biafra, the oil rich eastern region of Nigeria, which declared an intention to secede on 30 May. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087738, (accessed 8 August 2026).
"Federal troops are sent into Biafra, the oil rich eastern region of Nigeria, which declared an intention to secede on 30 May.." South African History Online, 6 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087738. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Federal troops are sent into Biafra, the oil rich eastern region of Nigeria, which declared an intention to secede on 30 May.." South African History Online. July 6, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087738.
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