Land of the Rising Sun (anthem)
"Land of the Rising Sun" was the proclaimed national anthem of the secessionist African state of Biafra, in south-eastern Nigeria. The lyrics were written by Nnamdi Azikiwe, and the tune was adopted from Jean Sibelius' "Finlandia", as Biafran president C. Odumegwu Ojukwu enjoyed the musical works of Sibelius.
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National anthem of Biafra | |
| Lyrics | Nnamdi Azikiwe |
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| Music | Jean Sibelius |
| Adopted | 1967 |
| Relinquished | 1970 |
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"Land of the Rising Sun"
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