1960s in France military support. However, de Gaulle supported the principle of a just settlement for both the Arab and Jewish refugees of the Middle East within the framework of the United Nations. This was stated upon the adoption of UN Resolution 242, in his press conference of 27 November 1967 and contained in his letter to David Ben-Gurion dated 9 January 1968. During Nigeria's civil war of 1967-1970, de Gaulle's government supported the Republic of Biafra in its struggle to gain independence from Nigeria. Despite lack of official recognition, de Gaulle provided covert military assistance through France's former African colonies. The United
Great Chinese Famine excrement. Then tongs were used to prise his mouth open after he refused to swallow excrement. He died three weeks later. There are widespread oral reports, and some official documentation, of cannibalism being practised in various forms, as a result of the famine. Due to the scale of the famine, the resulting cannibalism has been described as "on a scale unprecedented in the history of the 20th century". The term "Three Bitter Years" is often used by Chinese peasants to refer to this period. Local party leaders, for their part, conspired to cover up shortfalls and reassign blame in order