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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nigerian military officer ⓘ
human ⓘ
politician ⓘ
separatist leader ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu ⓘ
Emeka Ojukwu ⓘ
burialPlace Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria ⓘ
linked to: Nnewi
candidateInElection 2003 Nigerian presidential election ⓘ
2007 Nigerian presidential election ⓘ
causeOfDeath stroke ⓘ
citizenship Nigeria ⓘ
conflict Biafran War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession

Nigerian Civil War ⓘ
linked to: Biafran secession
countryLed Republic of Biafra ⓘ
countryOfBirth Nigeria ⓘ
countryOfDeath United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1933-11-04 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2011-11-26 ⓘ
educatedAt Epsom College ⓘ
King’s College, Lagos ⓘ
University of Oxford ⓘ
endTime 1970-01-15 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Igbo people ⓘ
familyName Ojukwu ⓘ
father Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu ⓘ
fieldOfStudy history ⓘ
fullName Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu ⓘ
givenName Chukwuemeka ⓘ
headOfGovernment Republic of Biafra ⓘ
honorificPrefix Dim ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
Igbo ⓘ
leaderOf Biafra ⓘ
linked to: Republic of 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, United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: London, England
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 ⓘ
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 – All Progressives Grand Alliance ⓘ
linked to: Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu → fullName → Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu ⓘ
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu → familyName → Ojukwu ⓘ
linked to: Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu → alsoKnownAs → Emeka Ojukwu ⓘ
linked to: Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu → alsoKnownAs → Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu ⓘ
linked to: Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University → namedAfter → Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu ⓘ
Republic of Biafra → leader → Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu ⓘ