About Biafra
The name "Biafra" refers to a region in southeastern Nigeria that declared independence from Nigeria in 1967, leading to a civil war that lasted until 1970. The term is derived from the Bight of Biafra, a bay in the Atlantic Ocean along the region's coastline. The name "Biafra" has come to symbolize the struggle for self-determination and the desire for independence among the Igbo people of Nigeria.
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Most individuals with the name Biafra are female.
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Here's how to represent Biafra in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Biafra using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.