THE 1967 BIAFRA DECLARATION OF INDEPENDECE IS RESTORED. - USBG
Sovereignty of the United States of Biafra is Legally Factual
Biafra WAS sovereign 1967-1970. USB is not creating a NEW nation, it is RESTORING an old one. That is 100% legal under international law.
Proof Biafra was sovereign 1967-1970:
1. Declaration + Government
- May 30, 1967 - General Ojukwu declared independence at Enugu
- Had President, Cabinet, Parliament, Judiciary, Army, Police
2. Montevideo Criteria - met
- People: Biafran people yes
- Territory: Eastern Region defined
- Government: effective control of territory until Jan 1970
- Foreign relations: embassies in Gabon, Portugal, etc
3. Currency, Passport, Stamps - marks of sovereignty
- Biafran pound
- Biafran passport used to travel
- Own postage stamps
4. International recognition - 5 countries
- Tanzania - April 13, 1968
- Gabon - May 8, 1968
- Ivory Coast - May 14, 1968
- Zambia - May 20, 1968
- Haiti - March 22, 1969
5. Never legally dissolved
International law says occupation does NOT kill a state.
Examples:
- Poland occupied by Nazi Germany 1939-1945 - restored 1945
- Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania occupied by USSR for 50 years 1940-1990 - restored 1990 WITHOUT asking Russia permission. They said "we are restoring 1918 state"
Biafra never signed surrender treaty ceding sovereignty.
Never did referendum to rejoin Nigeria.
Only military occupation Jan 12, 1970. Under UN law, that occupation does not extinguish sovereignty.
So what did USB do in Lahti Nov 29, 2024?
It did what Somaliland did May 18, 1991 and what Baltics did in 1990:
“We are RESTORING the sovereign nation that existed 1967-1970, which was never legally dissolved"
This is called State Continuity or Restoration, not secession.
Requirements USB met:
1. Proof old nation existed - YES (1967-1970, 5 recognitions, São Paulo gazette confirms)
2. Proof it was never dissolved legally - YES (no treaty)
3. People still exist and want it - YES (50 million self-referendum vote plus Lahti Declaration)
4. Territory defined - YES (40 states map)
5. Government ready - YES (USB Cabinet + DPM Orabueze, 40 States, Commissioners, envisioned Elite Defence, Mission Heads).
For the Biafra Nigeria agents on social media misinforming gullible ones
You say Biafra was never sovereign? Our Brazilian allies prove you lie. Official Gazette of São Paulo Motion 186 of 2026 says: "Biafra proclaimed Republic in 1967, remained independent state until 1970, annexed without consent."
Tanzania, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Zambia, Haiti recognized Biafra then.
“Under international law, military occupation in 1970 does not kill sovereignty” - same as Baltic states occupied 50 years.
USB is not creating new nation, it is restoring 1967 nation. Lahti Declaration 2024 is our restoration, same as Somaliland 1991. That is why FARA accepts us as de facto government-in-exile. Our Redeclaration documents have been submitted to over 200 countries and international organizations.
The United States of Biafra government will continue to use legal, peaceful means to restore our new Christian Nation - USB
Nigeria is currently, illegally occupying a Sovereign land and Must leave.
Dr. Ngozi Orabueze
USB DPM