• The siege of Owerri (October 15, 1968 – April 25, 1969) was a battle between Nigerian and Biafran forces in the Nigerian Civil War. The capture was a...
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  • Timothy Onwuatuegwu (category Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst)
    action until March 1969 when he was put in charge of the Biafran S Division, in charge of re-capturing Owerri from the Nigerian Army. On 15 March 1969 Onwuatuegwu...
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  • stepped in and gave Major Achuzie control of the S Division for one week, continuing the frontal assault on Owerri. Achuzia's plan ultimately failed and he...
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  • Vietnam War Siege of Da Nang (1968) – Vietnam War Siege of Owerri (1968) – Nigerian Civil War Siege of Jolo (1974) – Moro conflict Siege of Saigon (1975)...
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    Ogbugo Kalu (category Year of birth unknown)
    their way towards Owerri, capturing the villages of Eziama and Elelem. Kalu's 14th Division was ordered to halt and dig in around Owerri while the Biafran...
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  • of hostility between the British and the people of Mbaise following the Aro Expedition. Battles in the Oguta/Owerri area (November 1901) Battles of Esu...
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    1968 – April 25, 1969 Siege of Owerri March 27 – April 22, 1969 Operation Leopard (1969) December 20 – 24, 1969 Invasion of Umuahia 15 – 16 January...
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    Ejike Obumneme Aghanya (category Prisoners and detainees of Nigeria)
    defense of Onitsha. Aghanya and his Ogbunigwe troops also played major roles in the defense of the towns of Aba, Ikot Ekpene, Umuahia and Owerri. After...
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    Lists of battles Before 301 301–1300 1301–1600 1601–1800 1801–1900 1901–2000 2001–current Naval Sieges See also This article lists all the battles that...
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    Moremi Ajasoro (redirect from Moremi of Ife)
    record (a statue in Owerri, the Imo State capital). It is also the fourth tallest in Africa . The Custodian and Chief Priest of the Moremi Ajasoro shrine...
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