C. Odumegwu Ojukwu Politician

Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu (4 November 1933 – 26 November 2011) was a Nigerian military officer and politician.Ojukwu served as the military governor of the Eastern Region of Nigeria in 1966, the leader of the breakaway Republic of Biafra from 1967 to 1970 and a Nigerian politician from 1983 to 2011, when he died, aged 78.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Odumegwu Ojukwu Emeka
Birth date	November 04, 1933
Birth place	Nigeria , Zungeru
Nationality	Demographics of Nigeria
Date of death	November 26, 2011
Place of death	United Kingdom
Education	King's College Lagos Lincoln College Oxford Epsom College
Spouse	Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu

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Office holder

office	Governor of Eastern Region Nigeria President of Biafra
party	All Progressives Grand Alliance National Party of Nigeria
region	Biafra
successor	Philip Effiong
vice president	Philip Effiong