21h 14min, jul 9, 1967 y - Diplomatic efforts to unite the country fail and war begins in July. Nigeria's military gradually reduces Biafra's territory. The state lost all its oil fields which were its main source of revenue and so nearly all business is killed off. Approximately one million civilians die of malnutrition due to not having any access to food.
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