Bello, Mohammed, 28, 53
Bello, Sir Ahmadu, 46–47, 64, 79
Benin City, 71
Benin kingdom, 2
“Benin Road,” 73
Berlin Conference (1885), 1, 2
Beti, Mongo, 53
“Biafra, 1969,” 141–42
“Biafra: A People Betrayed” (Vonnegut), 106
“Biafra Explains Its Case,” 111
Biafra: Fighting a War Without Guns (documentary film), 153–54
Biafran Organization of Freedom Fighters (BOFF), 159–60
Biafran Research and Production, 156
Biafra secession
declaration of, 91–92, 128
new republic formed. See Republic of Biafra
Nigerian position on, 96–97
and Ojukwu (Emeka), 91–92, 128
supporters of, 91, 97–98
war following. See Nigeria-Biafra war
Biko, Steve, 163, 258
Bisalla, Iliya, 217
Blake, Eugene Carson, 166
Blum, Jeffrey D., 212–13
Boko Haram, 250–51
Bongo, Omar, 98
Brevin, Andrew, 231–32
British colonial rule
administrative functions, excellence of, 36, 43–44
African culture, denigration of, 54