Click the download now button to get the complete project work. He later dropped nzeogwu a biography, 1987 not my will, 1990 etc. Buy nzeogwu by olusegun obasanjo from waterstones today. Nzeogwu, the biography of major chukwuma kaduna nzeogwu, written by his bestknown friend, general olusegun obasanjo, makes an interesting reading in. Isbn 97897802941 97897802941 softcover, spectrum books ltd, 1999. Looked at objectively, this is an intimate profile of the man who more than anybody else was the. Olusegun obasanjo books list of books by author olusegun. Why did nzeogwu never tell obasunjo about the coup he was. The use of oral interviews and text books will be used to attain accuracy. Interview with major nzeogwu nigerian history channel. His career is made the focus for a history of nigerias first fifty years of independence 19602010 and of african continental affairs during the same period obasanjo having been an active opponent of apartheid and an architect of the african union.
We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. George udom im currently reading a book on nzeogwu. According to olusegun obasanjo, chukwuma had some scathing remarks to make about nigerias national security, and about those who were. An intimate portrait of major chukwuma kaduna nzeogwu by general olusegun obasanjo, g. This book, by an industrious, questing and objective historian, brings together the most comprehensive and authentic documentation on the nigerian coup and counter coup of 1966 and the biafran war that i have ever seen the author does not make a case for anyone. Nzeogwu by olusegun obasanjo meet your next favorite book. According to obasanjo s book, my command, both were in the same officers mess that night of january 14 1966,when nzeogwu informed obasanjo that he nzeogwu was going out on regular night military exercises. This might be old news to some but for those who did not know, now you know.
I was today years old when i learned that obj wrote a biography of chukwuma kaduna nzeogwu the main plotter and executor of the 1966 coup back in the 80s. Relations between ojukwu and nzeogwu got bad enough for ojukwu to consider putting nzeogwu back in prison. A lot of this has already been documented by president obasanjo in his first book entitled nzeogwu. Why did nzeogwu never tell obasunjo about the coup he was planning. My life with obasanjo, i went through a lot of stress to purchase a copy. Olof palme, olusegun obasanjo, and indira gandhi by leslie derfler book. According to the book, obasanjo is a ruthless man, one who was fond of offering unsolicited slaps and merciless beatings to subordinates, house help and wives the late stella obasanjo included. Olusegun obasanjo was nigerias military head of state 19769 and president 19992007. Gen olusegun obasanjo, in his book, my command, made it clear that major nzeogwu was not capable of, and would never have participated in, a coup with an ethnic or sectional bias. Olusegun obasanjo following in the steps of his previous memoirs, my command and not my will, olusegun obasanjos my watch is more than the story of the obasanjo presidency told by the man himself. An intimate portrait of major chukwuma kaduna nzeogwu. Judging by obasanjos book, nzeogwu, major nzeogwu, from the early stage in his.
Download the complete history and international relations project topic and material chapter 15 titled the life and times of major chukwuma kaduna nzeogwu, 19371967 here on projects. The biography of chukwuma kaduna nzeogwu by olusegun. Rather he sets out the evidence, gives a variety of parties their say and, by and large, then leaves you to make a judgement. Unknown to obasanjo, nzeogwu had been busy leading nigerias first military coup. Okpanam is a rather sleepy town about eight kilometres from asaba, the delta state capital bound by ihaza and ubulu okiti. An intimate portrait of major chukwuma kaduna nzeogwu olusegun obasanjo snippet view 1987. See below for the abstract, table of contents, list of figures, list of tables, list of appendices, list of abbreviations and chapter one. Chukwuma kaduna nzeogwu, a sandhursttrained nigerian army officer who led this nations first coup on jan. This is a very important work despite the polemics that surrounded its publication.
Chief olusegun matthew okikiola aremu obasanjo, gcfr, o. This is obasanjos book and my husband marked this portion for me to read, it was what nzeogwu told obasanjo that he should look after me. The life and times of major chukwuma kaduna nzeogwu, 1937. As a military intelligence officer, he participated in the treasonable felony trial investigations of obafemi awolowo and other action group party members. In a june 17, 1967 letter to his friend olusegun obasanjo, nzeogwu confessed. You have no doubt heard a lot of rumours about my relations with ojukwu. Nzeogwu, the biography of major chukwuma kaduna nzeogwu, written by his bestknown friend, general olusegun obasanjo, makes an interesting reading in this respect. Why obasanjo may never forget arthur nwankwo in a hurry. President olusegun obasanjo, today is expected to attend the burial of madam elizabeth mgbeke nzeogwu, mother of the late major kaduna chukwuma nzeogwu, slated for okpanam, oshimili local. I have, for instance, not read obasanjos my command, not my will, nzeogwu, and his other littleknown titles.
Ideologically a nigerian nationalist, he was a member of. The biography of chukwuma kaduna nzeogwu by olusegun obasanjo. Many commentators, like kirkgreene in crisis and conflict in nigeria i, said, the truth will never be satisfactorily established, given the death of its chief. Nigeria is not showing us how to differentiate evil from good because anything can go due to tribal hatred. I dont have patience, meaning that he would have killed the rebels and damned the consequences.
Olusegun obasanjo, patrick chukwuma kaduna nzeogwu 19371967 time 1960, 19751979, 1993, civil war, 19671970, 1970, coup detat, 1966 january 15. Former nigerian president, olusegun obasanjo exmilitary head of state, 1976 79 wrote a book on the leader of the january 15th 1966 coup, major chukwuma kaduna nzeogwu and the motive behind same nzeogwu was. The truth about nigerias january 15, 1966 coup and biafra. Under usual circumstances, nothing should make the town noisy except the. Nzeogu was a deeply principled and disciplined man. Nzeogwu by olusegun obasanjo, 97897802941, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. Judging by obasanjos book, nzeogwu, major nzeogwu, from the early stage in his life wanted to know something about everything. It is a memoir of a lifetime spent in service to country, of a man who has been destined with the watch, with the vigilance, with the. Olusegun obasanjo of nigeria who also happens to be a dynamic, prolific writer. The same gowon a notherner praised nzeogwu and gave him a befiting burial after his death, even obasanjo called him a heroe in his book for organizing the first bloody coup. The president of nigeria, elected in 1999, gives a detailed account of his friend and colleague chukwuma nzeogwu, a young army officer who led the shocking and first military coup detat of 1966, which. Amazon price new from used from paperback, april 1. There could be dozens of hypotheses on january 15, 1966 coup.
An intimate portrait of major chukwuma kaduna nzeogwu obasanjo, olusegun on. But then only those who are unaware that obasanjo and major nzeogwu were bosom friends in the 60s prior to the nations first coup and the. The president of nigeria, elected in 1999, gives a detailed account of his friend and colleague chukwuma nzeogwu, a young army officer who led the shocking and first military coup detat of 1966, which toppled the civilian government and heralded thirteen years of military dictatorship until the elections of 1998. During his watch, a watchman has no sleep and no respite. Colonels obasanjo and effiong at the end of the biafra war. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Chukwuma kaduna nzeogwu cuts a dashing and romantic, if quixotic figure, he.