C. Odumegwu Ojukwu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

C. Odumegwu Ojukwu

Nigerian politician and military leader

Date of Birth: 04-Nov-1933

Place of Birth: Zungeru, Nigeria

Date of Death: 26-Nov-2011

Profession: military personnel, politician

Nationality: Nigeria

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Chukwuemeka "Emeka" Odumegwu Ojukwu (4 November 1933 – 26 November 2011) was a Nigerian military officer and politician who served as the military governor of the Eastern Region of Nigeria in 1966 and the leader of the breakaway Republic of Biafra from 1967 to 1970.
He was active as a politician from 1983 to 2011, when he died aged 78.