During the Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970), Achebe was a staunch supporter and diplomat for which secessionist state?
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Correct answer: Biafra
Achebe served as an ambassador for Biafra, traveling abroad to seek support for the Igbo cause. The trauma of the war and the subsequent famine deeply influenced his later work and his long hiatus from novel writing.
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