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Alexander A. Madiebo (29 April 1932 – 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.

Life and career

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

References

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

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