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