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Word: highschool (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...have adjusted to the war remarkably well. In the bush, villagers have taken into their families thousands of Ibo fleeing from other regions of Nigeria and from Biafran towns threatened with capture. Wholly new and hidden villages have sprung up near occupied towns. At roadblocks around the country, highschool girls in "Long Live Biafra" T-shirts help militiamen check passing cars. Light-Heavyweight Boxing Champion Dick Tiger, an Ibo, has toured the interior villages, advising militia officers on how to whip their inexperienced recruits into fighting trim...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nigeria: The Art of Resistance | 2/9/1968 | See Source »

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