Monday 4 November 2013

80th birthday of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu

(Born 4 November 1933, Zungeru, Nigeria)
Historian and general, arguably the most outstanding Igbo leader in history – head of  Biafran resistance during the Igbo genocide, 29 May 1966-12 January 1970, when 3.1 million Igbo people or a quarter of this nation’s population are murdered by Nigeria and its allies, demonstrating, during these devastating 44 months of comprehensive genocidist blockade and bombardment and slaughtering, unrelenting purpose, poise, dedication, tenacity, resilience

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