…Gowon attempted to create multiple states, including the subdivision of the Northern State, and promoted a federal system of 12 states. The Military Governor of the Eastern State, Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu (1933- ), opposed this plan, and on May 30, 1967, the Eastern State declared independence as the Republic of Biafra, and on July 6, civil war (the Biafra War) began. Immediately after the start of the fighting, the Biafran army had the upper hand, but from October onwards, federal government forces began a counterattack, and in September 1968, they seized Port Harcourt, Biafra's oil port. … From the Biafran War...In order to ease the conflict between the states, Gowon, the head of state established by a coup in August 1966, announced in May 1967 a move to a 12-state system, with the Northern State divided into six and the Eastern State divided into three, replacing the previous four-state system. In response, Ojukwu, an Igbo, who was the military governor of the Eastern State, immediately declared the Eastern State's independence as the Republic of Biafra. In July, fighting broke out between the federal government forces and the Biafran army, and although the Biafran army had the upper hand at first, the federal government counterattacked with the aid of weapons provided by the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and other countries, and occupied the Biafra capital, Enugu, in October. ... *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Ojukwu, EO" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…ゴウォンは北部州の細分化を含む多州化を図り,12州による連邦制度を推進した。東部州軍政長官オジュクEmeka Odumegwu Ojukwu(1933‐ )はこの案に反対し,67年5月30日に東部州のビアフラBiafra共和国としての独立を宣言,7月6日に内戦(ビアフラ戦争)が始まった。戦闘開始直後はビアフラ軍が優勢であったが,10月以降,連邦政府軍が反攻を始め,68年9月にはビアフラの石油積出港であるポート・ハーコートを略取した。… 【ビアフラ戦争】より…1966年8月のクーデタで成立したゴウォン国家元首は,各州間の対立を軟化させるため,67年5月,従来の4州制を改めて北部州を6分割,東部州を3分割するなどの12州制への移行を発表した。これに対して東部州軍政知事でイボ族のオジュクは,直ちに東部州のビアフラBiafra共和国としての分離独立を宣言した。7月には連邦政府軍とビアフラ軍との間に戦闘が開始され,初期にはビアフラ軍が優勢であったが,連邦政府はソ連,イギリスなどの武器供与をうけて反撃し,10月にはビアフラの首都エヌグを占領した。… ※「オジュク,E.O.」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
…[Tetsuichi Yahara]. … *Some of the terminology t...
…England is made up of about 13,000 parishes. A p...
...The family of JF Kennedy, the 35th President o...
〘noun〙① A tool used to make small holes. It is usu...
Originally, it meant a garment consisting of an up...
… [Classical concept of genes] Meanwhile, J. Bell...
…the Irish Constituent Assembly lasted from Janua...
When a consumer consumes a good, if they reduce t...
…His marriage to a wealthy woman was a blessing i...
〘 noun 〙 A combat unit of the army composed of tan...
…It is preserved by drying it like Asakusa nori, ...
...Fish dishes include smoked or pickled herring,...
…The Japanese army occupied the area in September...
…It is a French institute for Asian studies, and ...
… The origins of the suit are said to date back t...