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After thirty months of fighting, Biafra capitulates to Nigeria. Biafra leader General Odumegwu Ojukwu flees with his family.
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- 30 Sep 2019
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, January 6). After thirty months of fighting, Biafra capitulates to Nigeria. Biafra leader General Odumegwu Ojukwu flees with his family.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071870
South African History Online (2012) 'After thirty months of fighting, Biafra capitulates to Nigeria. Biafra leader General Odumegwu Ojukwu flees with his family.', South African History Online, 6 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071870 (Accessed: 8 November 2026).
South African History Online, After thirty months of fighting, Biafra capitulates to Nigeria. Biafra leader General Odumegwu Ojukwu flees with his family. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071870, (accessed 8 November 2026).
"After thirty months of fighting, Biafra capitulates to Nigeria. Biafra leader General Odumegwu Ojukwu flees with his family.." South African History Online, 6 Jan. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071870. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "After thirty months of fighting, Biafra capitulates to Nigeria. Biafra leader General Odumegwu Ojukwu flees with his family.." South African History Online. January 6, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071870.
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