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In the pre-colonial period, what is now Enugu State was a part of the medieval Kingdom of Nri and the Arochukwu -based Aro Confederacy before the latter was defeated in the early 1900s by British troops in the Anglo-Aro War.
It became the capital of East Central State and later part of Anambra State. Eventually, on August 27, 1991, Enugu State was created as an independent entity during General Ibrahim Babangida’s administration. In the post-independence era, Enugu State saw significant developments in various sectors.
Enugu, state, south-central Nigeria. It was created in 1991 from the eastern two-thirds of Anambra state. Enugu is bounded by the states of Kogi and Benue to the north, Ebonyi to the east, Abia to the south, and Anambra to the west.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
On 27 August 1991 the military dictatorship of Ibrahim Babangida divided the old Anambra State into two new states, Enugu State and Anambra State. [44] Enugu remained as the capital of the newly created Enugu State, while Awka became the capital of the new Anambra State.
In 1967, a series of political crises led to the secession of the Eastern Region from the rest of Nigeria and the declaration of the independent state of Biafra, with Enugu as its capital. Civil war broke out and lasted for nearly three years, at the end of which the Biafra resistance was defeated.
Enugu State was created on August 27, 1991 out of the then Anambra State (from what was formerly known as Anambra North) by the regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. It's capital is Enugu. The name of State derives from its capital city, Enugu.
Enugu State, known as the Coal-City State or Wawa State, was established through a military decree on August 27, 1991. General Ibrahim Babangida, the then military Head of State, created the state in response to years of demands and grievances from the Wawa leaders and people who felt unjustly treated and marginalized.
