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Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu (4 November 1933 – 26 November 2011) was a Nigerian military officer and political figure who served as President of Biafra from 1967 to 1970. As the military governor of the Eastern Region of Nigeria, which he declared as the independent state of Biafra , Ojukwu led the Biafran forces during the Nigerian Civil War ...
Ojukwu is a family name of Nigerian origin, and may refer to: Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu (born 1968) Nigerian politician, diplomat, lawyer, and businesswoman C. Odumegwu Ojukwu (1933–2011), aka Emeka Ojukwu, Nigerian military officer, statesman and politician
The head of state as at that time was Gen Yakubu Gowon and the Biafran troop were led by Col Chukuemeka Ojukwu. [1] The war lasted for three years, from 6 Jul 1967 to 15 Jan 1970. Gowon had just been chosen as the Head of State after a coup d'état on 15 January 1966, which left the first Military Head of State Major General Johnson Ironsi ...
His winning mark and personal best of 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) was a game record and a British Empire record at the time. [2] An Igbo from Onitsha, he was a science graduate of the University College of Ibadan and became involved in politics. He later joined the military and played a role in the 1966 Nigerian coup d'état.
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Swansea Crown Court heard how the teenager stabbed Ms Elias first as she shouted "I'm going to kill you", before attacking Ms Hopkin, and then running towards a pupil with a knife and stabbing her ...
Emeka a biography by English writer Frederick Forsyth about his friend Colonel Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, head of the state of Biafra, a republic that seceded from Nigeria and was briefly independent. The book was published in 1982. In 1991 a revised edition was published. [1] [2] "Emeka" is an abbreviation of the Igbo name "Chukwuemeka".