Chukwuemeka odumegwu ojukwu biography of barack obama
In , he started his undergraduate studies at Anambra State University, Uli (Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Anambra State).
For a man whose life was defined by the role he played in the turbulent three years of the Nigerian Civil War, a man for whom the prefix “rebel”.!
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu
Nigerian-born military leader Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu (born ) headed the unsuccessful move by Biafra to secede from Nigeria.
Oxford-educated Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu joined the Nigerian army, against his wealthy father's wishes, hoping to play an integral role in the nation's affairs once Nigeria had gained independence from Britain.
Instead, due to his ethnic loyalties and to political events, he became the leader of the Biafrans during a bloody civil war in Nigeria. Although claiming some early victories, his forces were fighting against troops backed by Britain, Russia, and most of Europe.
For three years, Odumegwu Ojukwu fought to keep Biafra from being annihilated.
Odumegwu- Ojukwu was appointed Military Governor of Eastern Region.With supply lines cut, an estimated eight million Biafrans slowly starved to death. After the civil war ended in , Odumegwu Ojukwu lived in voluntary exile. He was invited back to Nigeria in , and Nigerian leaders have sought his counsel as the African nation charts its futur