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Igbo Tribe Location
The Igbo clan is located in a village named Umofia. It is located in western Africa in Nigeria. -
Igbo Migration
Due to trade and migration in Africa at the time other people also entered Igbo land. People from other calns that entered the Igbo mixed with natives. -
Igbo Wars
The northern parts of Igboland in the eighteen century were being raided by another tribe known as Onoja, This angered the Igbo people, which started a war but didn't solve the issue. -
Igbo contact with Europe
Igboland was conquered by the British Empire after several decades of fighting(war). The Igbo people tried to stop the British but the British were advanced in war equipment. -
Igbo decreasing
Under the British rule, the diversity of Nigeria ethnic groups slowly decreased the Igbo and other villages. Old cultures were dying. -
The Igbo converting
The Igbo showed a interest and enthusiasm in learning Christianity and Western education. Majority of the Igbo people were up to change things. -
The Igbo takes land
Over time, the Igbo dominated Eastern Region from Nigeria to form the republic of Biafra. At the end it all led into a civil war. -
Britain forces a change
Once Great Britain arrived in west Africa they colonised it immediately. Great Britain built their churches in the sacred land of the Igbo. At first the people disagreed but as time passed the people had no choice but to convert. -
Modern Igbo
After the civil war in Nigeria, many people migrated out of the Igbo traditional Igbo homeland due to a growing population, decreasing land, and no money. -
Igbo people spread
The Igbo people spread to Togo, Ghana, Canada, and the United States. Their culture is spread all over the world, but the history of Africa is shown from Britain point of view. -