In May 1967, the Eastern Region declared independence as a state called the Republic of Biafra, under the leadership of <answer>Lt. Colonel Emeka Ojukwu</answer>. The Nigerian Civil War began as the official Nigerian government side (predominated by soldiers from the North and West) attacked Biafra (Southeastern) on 6 July 1967 at Garkem. The 30 month war, with a long siege of Biafra and its isolation from trade and supplies, ended in January 1970. Estimates of the number of dead in the former Eastern Region are between 1 and 3 million people, from warfare, disease, and starvation, during the 30-month civil war.
Who led Eastern Nigeria during the Nigerian Civil War?
Lt. Colonel Emeka Ojukwu