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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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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: 5 August 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 5 August 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 5 Aug. 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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