The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria" id="mwATE" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Nigeria">Nigerian</a> Eastern Region declares independence as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biafra" id="mwATI" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Biafra">Republic of Biafra</a>, sparking a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_Civil_War" id="mwATM" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Nigerian Civil War">civil war</a>.