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Alexander Madiebo

Alexander Madiebo

Nigerian soldier (1932-2022)

Alexander A. Madiebo (29 April 1932[1][2] – 3 June 2022) was a Biafran soldier. He served as the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Republic of Biafra which existed from 1967 to 1970.[3][4]

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Life and career

Madiebo joined the military in 1954, during the colonial era, after graduating from Government College, Umuahia.[3] In 1960, he was deployed to Congo, during the Congo Crisis as a peacekeeping force for United Nations Operation in the Congo.[3] In 1964, he was made the first indigenous commander of the Artillery Regiment.[3] He fled from the northern region during the 1966 anti-Igbo pogrom.[3] He was the General Officer Commanding of the Republic of Biafra during the Nigerian Civil War.[4] He joined Ojukwu to flee to Ivory Coast.[5] He died on 3 June 2022 at the age of 90.[6][4][7]

References

  1. [1]
    "Happy Birthday, Gen. And MRS. Madiebo! | Awka Times Magazine".
  2. [2]
    "GEN ALEXANDER MADIEBO (1932-2022): Obi condoles with ex-Biafran General's family, says Madiebo was symbol of wisdom, courage, strength".[permanent dead link]
  3. [3]
    "Biafra: Ihe mere Gowon jiri gbahapụ Aburi Accord - Major General Alexander Madiebo". BBC Igbo (in Igbo). 29 May 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  4. [4]
    Report, Agency (3 June 2022). "Ex-Biafran General, Alexander Madiebo, dies at 90". The Punch. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  5. [5]
    Odumegwu Ojukwu, Chukwuemeka (1989). Because I am involved. Spectrum Books. pp. 66–67. ISBN 9789782460462.
  6. [6]
    "Dike Biafra, Alex Madiebo alala mụọ". BBC Igbo (in Igbo). 3 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  7. [7]
    Rapheal (2022-07-15). "Madiebo: Exit of Biafra's last army chief". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-08-15.


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