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Gowon Blames Ojukwu for 1967 Civil War and Urges Fair Elections

Published 19 May 2026

Former Nigerian Head of State General Yakubu Gowon has presented a detailed account of the events leading to the 1967-1970 civil war in his newly launched autobiography, attributing the conflict's outbreak primarily to the actions of the late Biafran leader, Lieutenant Colonel Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu.

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