The president of Biafra was the head of state of the Republic of Biafra, a secessionist state that consisted of the old Eastern Region of Nigeria.[1]

List of presidents

No. Portrait Name
(Born-Died) 		Term of office Political party Notes
Took office Left office Time in office
1 C. Odumegwu Ojukwu
(1933–2011) 		30 May 1967 8 January 1970 2 years, 223 days Military Fled to Ivory Coast at the end of the Nigerian Civil War[2]
2 Philip Effiong
(1925–2003) 		8 January 1970 15 January 1970 7 days Military Surrendered Biafra to Nigeria[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Stewart, John (2006). African States and Rulers. Jefferson: McFarland & Co. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-78642-562-4.
  2. ^ Ikegwuoha, Bernard Thompson (1988). The Military Participation in the Politics and Government of Nigeria. Rome: Domenici-Pécheux Press. p. 15. OCLC 417565941.
  3. ^ Ojeleye, Olukunle (2016). The Politics of Post-War Demobilisation and Reintegration in Nigeria. London: Routledge. p. 72. ISBN 978-1-31702-023-3.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Biafra
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