1/ Few years ago I did this thread. Got a couple of messages today from people wanting to know more on the history of the Nigerian civil war so I’m making a new thread. A 12 page crash course in history from my “limited” reading on the major events/players of the war #ozoemena https://twitter.com/minoehirim/status/975747393818853382

2/ The narrative would begin from the ethnic tensions that were already brewing before our independence in 1960 and would conclude at the end of the war in 1970. Distilling about 12 years of history into 12 pages means a lot would be left out. So let this be a starting point.

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15/ This is the principal resource for a lot of the information in this thread , for those interested in further reading https://twitter.com/minoehirim/status/1134095981539143681?s=21 https://twitter.com/minoehirim/status/1134095981539143681