Question

Nigeria's civil war was prompted by which of the following? (1 point)
a prolonged colonial presence
a disputed election and violence toward an ethnic minority
• a protest against an authoritarian leader that emerged
the assassination of its elected leader

Answer 1

a disputed election and violence toward an ethnic minority

The war (1967–1970) followed election disputes, coups and especially massacres/targeted violence against the Igbo in the north, prompting the Eastern Region to secede as Biafra.