ODUMEGWU-OJUKWU, Dim. Chukwuemeka (Late)
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He was a Nigerian military officer and politician who served as the military governor of the Eastern Region of Nigeria in and the leader of the breakaway Republic of Biafra from to
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Emeka Ojukwu Jr., Ebele Ojukwu, Okigbo Ojukwu
Profession Historian, Soldier (rtd), Businessman, Politician,
Working Experience
Appointed admnistrative Officer, former Eastern Nigeria Public Service, ; enlisted in the Nigerian Army and posted to Nigerian Army Depot, Zaria, ; Posted to 5th Battalion, NA, ; instructor, Royal West African Frontier Force Training School, Teshie, Ghana, ; returned to the 5th Battalion,NA, ; promoted Major, NA, ; Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quarter-Master-General, Brigade Headquarters, Kaduna, ; served in Congo Emergency Force, ; promoted Lieutenant Colonel and appointed Quartermaster-General, NA, ; Commander, 5th Battalion, Kano; ; ap
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. 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 future.
Privileged Child
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu was born in in Zungeru, a community in the northern part of Nigeria, which was then a colony of Britain. He was the son of Sir Louis Philippe Odumegwu
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu (fondly called Emeka) was born in Zungeru, Niger State, in northern Nigeria on November 4th, to Sir Louis Phillippe Odumegwu Ojukwu, a transport businessman from Nnewi, Anambra State.
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Age
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu would have been 91 years old, if he were alive today. May his soul rest in peace.
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Early Life
Ojukwu received the best education money could buy. His primary education was at a private Catholic school in the Nigerian city of Lagos. Before he was ten years old, he was enrolled at nearby King's College as the youngest pupil in the institution's history. Two years later, Odumegwu Ojukwu's father transferred him to a school in Surrey, England, called Epson College, to finish secondary studies. Odumegwu Ojukwu had a natural athletic ability and, during his years in England, he honed his skills on the playing field when not attending classes. In school-sponsored sports he served as captain of the rugby and soccer teams. He also set the All England Junior record in the discus throw.
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Emeka Ojukwu Biography: Things You Did Not Know About Him
Life And Times Of Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu
Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu was born in the northern part of Nigeria. For a man born of a privileged background that had his life cut out for him and could have spent his life lapping up the luxury arising from his birth, Odumegwu Ojukwu, born on March 4, at Zungeru, Niger state, chose in early life to chart a different path for himself.
His father, Sir Louis Phillippe Odumegwu Ojukwu, was one of Nigeria&#;s richest men of his time. Sir Louis, a businessman from Nnewi in present day Anambra State, was a transporter who made his wealth from the boom in the transport sector occasioned by the Second World War.
The young Emeka, barely eleven years old, made headlines when he fought a colonial teacher at his school, King&#;s College, Lagos, for degrading a black woman. His action earned him a stint in prison from the central authorities. This action must have been one of the reasons that made his father ship him off abroad where he went on to bag a Master&#;s degree in History at Lincoln College, Oxford University.
On his return to Nigeria in , to his father
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