Akpan, N.U. - Struggle for Secession, 1966-1970
The Struggle for Secession, 1966-1970: A Personal Account of the Nigerian Civil War, by N.U. Akpan, published by Frank Cass: London, 1971.ISBN: 0-7146-2930-8Weight: 1.01 LbsCover: HardcoverCondition: Used, DecentPages: 225From AI: The Struggle for Secession, 1966-1970: A Personal Account of the Nigerian Civil War by N.U. Akpan, published in 1971 by Frank Cass, offers a first-hand perspective on the Nigerian Civil War (also known as the Biafran War). Akpan, a high-ranking Biafran official and key participant in the conflict, provides a detailed narrative of the events leading to the secession of Biafra from Nigeria and the subsequent war that followed.The book is both a personal memoir and a political history, recounting the deep ethnic, political, and social divisions in Nigeria that culminated in the declaration of Biafra’s independence in 1967. Akpan examines the internal and external pressures faced by the secessionist state, from internal political disagreements to