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1967: Biafra Declares its Independence from Nigeria

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1967: Biafra Declares its Independence from Nigeria

On this day in 1967, the Republic of Biafra proclaimed its independence from Nigeria. The international ...

On this day in 1967, the Republic of Biafra proclaimed its independence from Nigeria. The international recognition of Biafra wasn't achieved, and Nigerian forces eventually defeated it. Biafra was r ...

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1806: The French Occupied Ragusa so that the Russians Wouldn`t Do the same

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1806: The French Occupied Ragusa so that the Russians Wouldn`t Do the same

After Napoleon's army marched into Dalmatia, it continued to advance towards the south, with the intentio ...

After Napoleon's army marched into Dalmatia, it continued to advance towards the south, with the intention of taking the Bay of Kotor. But, the Russians, as Napoleon's enemies, wanted to take a strate ...

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1797: The Death of Venice

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1797: The Death of Venice

On this day the Venetian Republic was abolished, after almost a thousand years of existence. On that day, ...

On this day the Venetian Republic was abolished, after almost a thousand years of existence. On that day, the last Doge of Venice, Ludovico Manin, surrendered Venice to Napoleon and abdicated. At tha ...

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1967: Biafra Declares its Independence from Nigeria

1967: Biafra Declares its Independence from Nigeria

1806: The French Occupied Ragusa so that the Russians Wouldn`t Do the same

1806: The French Occupied Ragusa so that the Russians Wouldn`t Do the same

1797: The Death of Venice

1797: The Death of Venice