Nigerian Civil War Timeline

Moshood Abiola arrested after proclaiming himself as president. (Charges of Treason)

National union of petroleum and natural gas workers and petroleum and natural gas senior staff association begin the longest strike in Nigerian history to protest the annulled presidential elections. Nigeria is into monumental fuel crises, which is causing problems and issues for citizens.

Riots start to become a pattern. They start to break out in southwestern states.

Nigerian Labour congress puts a strike in solidarity with oil workers strike.

Abiola gets bail given to him by Abdullah Mustapha.

Bomb blast. This causes a lot of anxiety and insecurity across the country.

Former leader of NUPENG Wariebe Agamene is freed by government.

Widespread of riots break out. The Terrorist bombings heightened insecurity throughout the country.

Bomb- Durba Hotel

Bomb- Malam Aminu Kano Airport

Bomb- Main Police station in Zaria

Christmas Eve bomb attacks near central city of Jos kill at least 80 people. Attacks claimed by Islamist sect Boko Haram spark clashes between Christians and Muslims. Some 200 killed in reprisal attacks.

Hundreds die in northeastern Nigeria after the Boko Haram Islamist movement launches a campaign of violence in a bid to have Sharia law (Sharia Law is the law of Islam) imposed on the entire country. Security forces storm Boko Haram's stronghold and kill the movement's leader. Government frees the leader of the Niger Delta militant group Mend, Henry Okah, after he accepts an amnesty offer.

Militants in the Niger Delta step up their attacks on oil installations, in response to what they describe as unprovoked attacks by the military on their bases.

Human Rights Watch alleges that Cameroon has forcibly returned 100,000 Nigerian refugees, charges it denies.

Scores die as Nigerian air force accidentally bombs refugee camp rather than Boko Haram redoubt in Rann on Cameroon border. Nigerian navy sends ships as part of regional force to oblige The Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh to step down after he loses election.

Big stay-at-home protest in favour of independence for the south-east marks 50 years since the independent republic of Biafra was declared, sparking a devastating civil war.

Niger Delta Avengers rebels bomb three oil pipelines in attempt to renew southern insurgency.

The military ruler of Nigeria, Murtala Mohammed was assassinated

1976-1979 General Obasanjo ruled Nigeria

Stages Of Genocide 3. Dehumanization- *2000-( Muslim- Christian sectairian violence civil conflict between Muslims and Christians) (Brynn) 4. Organization- *1998- Curfew imposed in Ogon state (Abiola's home state) (Brynn) 7. Extermination- *1996- A lot of bombings, killing many. (Brynn) *1997- Nigerians vote for members of houses of assembly (Brynn) *2001- Tribal war in Benue state, in eastern- central Nigeria. (Brynn) *2011- Suicide Bombing (Sydney) *2012- Bombings and shootings in Kano (Sydney)

National Party of Nigeria forms with Nigeria's People Party to get majority vote

end of oil price boom led to strikes and expulsion of more than 1 million foreign African workers

General Babangida takes power

Babangida postpones return to civilian rule from Oct 1990- Oct 1992

date for return to civilian rule postponed to january 2 1993

census shows Nigeria is most populated African country with 88.5 million people

Nigeria gains independence from Britain.

Massive amounts of oil were discovered in Oloibiri in the Niger River Delta. (Inhabited by the Igbo people)

Muslim Hausas in northern Nigeria begin massacring Christian Igbos in the region. The Igbo people flee to the east where they are the dominant group.

Only a small number of governments recognize Biafra: Zambia, the Ivory Coast, Haiti, Gabon and Tanzania. South Africa, Rhodesia, France, and Israel provided Biafra with military aid.

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.

Igbo people declare the establishment of the Republic of Biafra. The Nigerian government set up sea and land blockades in Biafra in order to starve the population. In between 1966 and 1970, over two million Igbo people were murdered.

Port Harcourt (the most important city in Biafra) is conquered by Nigeria.

Nigerian forces capture the provincial capital of Owerri (one of Biafra's last strongholds). Lieutenant Colonel Ojukwu was forced to flee to the Ivory Coast.

The Nigerian Federal Military Government forces began their final attack. They succeeded in dividing Biafra in two and the cities Ugeli and Owerri fell. The leader of Biafra fled into exile on an airplane.

The leader of Biafra fled into exile on an airplane.

It was reported that Nigeria had a National Youth Service Corps that required participation by all university graduates under age 30.

In Nigeria fighting broke out in Owo when members of the Odua People’s Congress approached the palace of a Yoruba tribal leader. Dozens were feared dead.

In Nigeria labor leaders ended a 2-day general strike after Adams Oshiomole and other activists of the Labor Congress were arrested

In Nigeria explosions at the Ikeja military base rocked Lagos. Hundreds of people died when they fled the area and drowned in Oke Afa drainage canal. Deaths from panic later rose to 600 and then 1,000-2,000

In Lagos fighting broke out between militants of the Yoruba and Hausa tribes. At least 55 people were killed over the next 2 days as fighting spread

Troops cracked down on ethnic fighting in Lagos following 3 days of clashes that left over 100 dead.

First legislative elections since end of military rule in 1999. polling marked by delays, allegations of ballot rigging President Obassanjo's People's democratic party wins parliamentary majority.

Problems occur in the oil companies couldn't get oil excusives to discuss failure in the companies. So woman who occupied these gas stations took 2 woman into hostage to try and resolve financial .

Ethic fighting started to come into play Nigerian troops went to kill niger della dozens died and it distrupted the oil operations.

Any affairs or acts of sex were being punished by being stoned to death.

Nigeria cannot pay their dept to Swiss due to the fact of their failing oil revenues.

Deaths and riots occur due to the Miss Beauty Pageant. People thought it was located in wrong location.

random attacks occur Powerful explosions, 46 killed and trapped due to it being in a building. Semi nomadic attacked Nigeria's village dozens of people, seven policeman and a soldier died.

Killings occur again Nigerian police shot and killed seven members of the movement for actualization.

Nigerian declared they would not relent on it's boycott of mass vaccination program which plots to spread AIDS and infertility among muslims.

State of emergency is declared in the central plateau state after more than 200 muslims are killed in yelwa in attacks by Christian militia revenge attacks are launches by muslim youth in Kano.

Militants in the Niger delta attack pipielines and other oil facilities and kidnap foreigh oil workers, The rebels demand more control over the regions oil wealth.

Deadly crashes between gangs in oil city of port Harcourt prompts strong crackdown by troops. Right group amnesty international cites death toll 500, authorities say 20 died.

More than 100 00people are killed when religious violence flares in mainly muslim towns in the north and In the southern city of Onitsha.

Helped by record oil price, Nigeria becomes the first African nation to pay off lenders, which had written off two-thirds of the 30 billion debt previous year.

The Igbo launched a coup under the command of Major-General Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi as an attempt to save their country from what they believed would be political disintegration.

Six months after the coup, a joint Yoruba and House-Fulani countercoup was prompted. Anger over the murder of Housa politicians led to the massacre of Igbo populations in northern Housa-Fulani regions.

General Murtala Muhammed, a northern Muslim of the Fulani group overthrew the Gowon regime. he assumed power as the president.

Bibliography of 1960-1975 (Victoria H.) History.com combatgenocide.com blackpast.org history guy.com Bibliography of 1994-2001 (Brynn B.) https://www.scribd.com/mobile/doc/264261242/timeline-nigerian-civil-war http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6a6bf8.html https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13951696 https://books.openedition.org/ifra/653?lang=en Bilbliography of 2006-2017 (Sydney S.) https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13951696 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Nigerian_history

Muslim militant movement fighting to create Islamic state in Africa

Nigeria suspected Muslim militants were armed, so they killed 48 people on a farming village.

A drug administration was burned down in Nasdaq lab

More laws were approved Nigeria state approved that Muslims must be whipped and Christians to jailed if caught drinking.

In Nigeria thugs burned down the main government building in the state capital of Anambra and shot the governor.

Kidnaping of oil workers were going back and fourth Held hostage the majority of the time by Nigeria Workers were kidnapped a lot from Nigeras gas station.

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More than 80 of the schoolgirls who were kidnapped in Chibok are freed in a prisoner swap with the Islamist group Boko Haram.

Naira currency floated in attempt to stave off financial crisis caused by low oil prices.

Muhammadu Buhari wins the presidential election, becoming the first opposition candidate to do so in Nigeria's history.

Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger form military coalition and push Boko Haram out of all towns back into Sambisa Forest.

Boko Haram launches a series of attacks in northeastern Nigeria, capturing several towns near Lake Chad and running raids into neighbouring Chad and Cameroon in early 2015. It switches allegiance from al-Qaeda to the Islamic State group.

Boko Haram kidnaps more than 200 girls from a boarding school in northern town of Chibok, in an incident that draws major national and international outrage.

Suicide bomb attack on UN headquarters in Abuja kills 23 people. Boko Haram claims responsibility.

President Umaru Yar'Adua dies after a long illness.

More than 100 killed in single day of co-ordinated bombings and shootings in Kano, shortly after Boko Haram tells Christians to quit the north.

Government declares state of emergency in three northern states of Yobe, Borno and Adamawa and sends in troops to combat Boko Haram.

Boko Haram murder more than 150 people in roadside attacks in the northeast. Separately, security forces fight Boko Haram insurgents in the capital Abuja.

Boko Haram launches a series of attacks in northeastern Nigeria, capturing several towns near Lake Chad and running raids into neighbouring Chad and Cameroon in early 2015. It switches allegiance from al-Qaeda to the Islamic State group.

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Bomb- Ikeja Military cantoment

Bomb- Car explosion (murtala mohammed international airport)

Bomb- explosion col. Marwa logos state

Bomb- Lagos Mainland

Bomb- Lagos State

Warri indigenes riot over local election results

A lot of riots break out during this time. Bomb blasts and explosions increase during the years of 1993-1999, during the "Abacha years" in Nigera. "Terrorize and demoralize the Bosnian Muslim and Bosnian croat population." Death toll in North East Niagara rise to 1,500 people in the first 3 months

Nigerians vote for members of houses of Assembly.

United action for democracy organizes a public protest against the adoption of Abacha as consensus presidential candidate by the parties (Attacking homes of Abacha's)

European union officially declares Nigeria's transition to civil rule programme a failure.

Abacha dies June 9th General Abdulsalami Abubaka emerges as countries new head of state.

Widespread highway riots break out in response to news about Abiola's death. CERFEW imposed in gun state (Abiola's home state)

ELECTION- Obasanjo wins and starts to free people

Adoption of Islamic Sharia law by several northern states in the face of opposition

Muslim (Christian Sectarian violence) civil conflict between Muslims and Christians in Nigeria.

Riots and other forms of violence between Muslims and Christians has claimed thousands of lives since the start of the 21st century.

Tribal war in Benue state, in eastern central Nigeria, displaces thousands of people. Troops are sent to quash the fighting and kill more than 200 unarmed civilians, apparently in retaliation for abduction and murder of 19 soldiers.

Nigerian Civil War Timeline

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