Republic of Biafra, 143–68
administrative functions, 150
Ahiara Declaration, 143–49
Biafran Organization of Freedom Fighters (BOFF), 159–60
Biafran spirit during war, 171–72
capital city, 149, 176
Chinua, on new-nation committees, 143–49
creation of, 91–92, 128
ethnic groups of, 150
flag of, 151
intellectual foundation of, 143–49
military and armaments of, 153–60
national anthem of, 151–53
National Guidance Committee, 144–49
-Nigerian war. See Nigeria-Biafra war
population (1967), 150
post-war devastation, 227
relief efforts, 154–55, 164–66, 194
secession, Nigerian position on, 96–97
secession, supporters of, 91, 97–98
Road, The (Soyinka), 109
Robertson, Sir James, 49–51
Rocheau, Monsignor Georges, 134
Romain, Jacques, 164
Rotimi, Ola, 114
St. Jorre, John de, 120, 128–29
St. Michael’s School (Aba), 16, 17–18
St. Philip’s Central School (Ogidi), 15–17
St. Philip’s Church (Ogidi), 11–12
Salih, al-Tayyib, 113