Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra the security of Nigeria. Jonathan declared that “the Nigerian state faces three fundamental security challenges posed by extremist groups like Boko Haram in the North; the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra in the South-East; and the Oodua People’s Congress in the South-West." Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) is a secessionist movement in Nigeria, associated with Igbo nationalism, which supports the recreation of an independent state of Biafra. It is led by an Indian-trained lawyer Ralph Uwazuruike, with headquarters
Cabinet of the State of East Indonesia resigned. The pro-republican J. Poetoehena cabinet was tasked with making preparations for the integration of the State of Indonesia into a unitary Republic of Indonesia. Its composition was as follows: On 19 May 1950, following negotiations between the United States of Indonesia (representing the State of East Indonesia and the State of East Sumatra) and the Republic of Indonesia, agreement was reached to create a unitary Indonesian state.. This state was formed on 15 August 1950, and given that this meant the State of East Indonesia no longer existed, Poetoehena and his cabinet resigned on 16 August. Cabinet of the