About: Eastern Region, Nigeria

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The Eastern Region was an administrative region in Nigeria, dating back originally from the division of the colony Southern Nigeria in 1954. Its first capital was Calabar. The capital was later moved to Enugu and the second capital was Umuahia. The region was officially divided in 1967 into three new states, the East-Central State, Rivers State and South-Eastern State. East-Central State had its capital at Enugu, which is now part of Enugu State.

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  • The Eastern Region was an administrative region in Nigeria, dating back originally from the division of the colony Southern Nigeria in 1954. Its first capital was Calabar. The capital was later moved to Enugu and the second capital was Umuahia. The region was officially divided in 1967 into three new states, the East-Central State, Rivers State and South-Eastern State. East-Central State had its capital at Enugu, which is now part of Enugu State. The region had the third-, fourth- and fifth-largest indigenous ethnic groups including Igbo, Ibibio and Ijaw. It was what later became Biafra, which was in rebellion from 1967 to 1970. (en)
  • 東部州 (Eastern Region) はかつてナイジェリア南東部に置かれていた州。21世紀の現在では9の州に分割されている。 (ja)
  • A Região Leste foi uma divisão administrativa federal da Nigéria, remonta originalmente da divisão da colônia Protetorado Sul da Nigéria. A região foi dividida oficialmente em 1967 em três novos estados, Leste Central, Rivers e Sudeste (estado). O estado Leste Central tinha sua capital em Enugu, que agora faz parte do estado Enugu. A região possuía os terceiro, quarto e quinto maiores grupos étnicos indígenas, incluindo ibos, ijós e ibibios. Foi o que mais tarde se tornou Biafra, que se rebelou de 1967 a 1970. (pt)
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  • Eastern Region (en)
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  • May–October 1966 (en)
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  • 東部州 (Eastern Region) はかつてナイジェリア南東部に置かれていた州。21世紀の現在では9の州に分割されている。 (ja)
  • A Região Leste foi uma divisão administrativa federal da Nigéria, remonta originalmente da divisão da colônia Protetorado Sul da Nigéria. A região foi dividida oficialmente em 1967 em três novos estados, Leste Central, Rivers e Sudeste (estado). O estado Leste Central tinha sua capital em Enugu, que agora faz parte do estado Enugu. A região possuía os terceiro, quarto e quinto maiores grupos étnicos indígenas, incluindo ibos, ijós e ibibios. Foi o que mais tarde se tornou Biafra, que se rebelou de 1967 a 1970. (pt)
  • The Eastern Region was an administrative region in Nigeria, dating back originally from the division of the colony Southern Nigeria in 1954. Its first capital was Calabar. The capital was later moved to Enugu and the second capital was Umuahia. The region was officially divided in 1967 into three new states, the East-Central State, Rivers State and South-Eastern State. East-Central State had its capital at Enugu, which is now part of Enugu State. (en)
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  • Eastern Region, Nigeria (en)
  • 東部州 (ナイジェリア) (ja)
  • Região Leste (Nigéria) (pt)
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