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an interactive cultural space
The Igbo experience in Nigeria is very complex. It is marked by resilience, ambition, and difficult transitions. Under colonial rule, many Igbo communities were forced into unfamiliar political structures. They were ignored, supressed, but eventually became prominent in education, trade, and civil service, sparking both admiration and resentment. Post-independence, the Biafran War, sometimes considered a genocide against the Igbo, left lasting wounds. …
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The Kongo people are as important in history as they are numerous. Today, they number 20 million in the countries of DRC, Repulic of Congo, Angola, and Gabon. In the 14th century, the Kongo Kingdom was as a dominant power with a centralized political system …
Jul. 13, 1977
Count Carl Gustaf Ericsson von Rosen, a volunteer Biafran pilot, dies aged 67
Count von Rosen, of Sweden, out of disgust of the treatment of the Igbo, volunteered and supplied aircraft. He was integral in training Biafran pilots and leading the unit, Babies of Biafra. Foremost, he utilized a Canadian system of dropping humanitarian aid that saved the …
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