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: 21 September 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 21 September 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 21 Sept. 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.