Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu

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Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu was a Nigerian military officer and politician best known as the leader of the secessionist state of Biafra during the Nigerian Civil War.

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instanceOf Nigerian military officer
human
politician
separatist leader
alsoKnownAs Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu
surface form: Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu

Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu
surface form: Emeka Ojukwu
burialPlace Nnewi
surface form: Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria
candidateInElection 2003 Nigerian presidential election
2007 Nigerian presidential election
causeOfDeath stroke
citizenship Nigeria
conflict Biafran secession
surface form: Biafran War

Biafran secession
surface form: Nigerian Civil War
countryLed Republic of Biafra
countryOfBirth Nigeria
countryOfDeath United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1933-11-04
dateOfDeath 2011-11-26
educatedAt Epsom College
King’s College Lagos
surface form: King’s College, Lagos

University of Oxford
endTime 1970-01-15
ethnicGroup Igbo people
familyName Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ojukwu
father Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu
fieldOfStudy history
fullName Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu self-link
givenName Chukwuemeka
headOfGovernment Republic of Biafra
honorificPrefix Dim
languageSpoken English
Igbo
leaderOf Republic of Biafra
surface form: Biafra
militaryRank lieutenant colonel
movement Biafran secessionist movement
notableFor leading the secession of Biafra from Nigeria
role in the Nigerian Civil War
placeOfBirth Zungeru, Nigeria
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London, United Kingdom
politicalParty All Progressives Grand Alliance
positionHeld Military Governor of Eastern Region, Nigeria
National Leader of All Progressives Grand Alliance
President of Biafra
ranForOffice President of Nigeria
region Eastern Nigeria NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
servedIn Nigerian Army
sexOrGender male
spouse Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu
startTime 1967-05-30

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Igbo people notablePolitician Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu
Biafran secession leaderOnSecessionistSide Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu
2003 Nigerian general election mainPresidentialCandidate Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu
2003 Nigerian general election presidentialCandidateParty Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu
this entity surface form: Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu – All Progressives Grand Alliance
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu fullName Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu self-link
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu familyName Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ojukwu
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu alsoKnownAs Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu
this entity surface form: Emeka Ojukwu
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu alsoKnownAs Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu
this entity surface form: Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu