1969Event
Owerri changes hands in the war's final phase
Owerri became a major contested town as Biafra sought to preserve an administrative and military core.
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1969
Owerri changes hands in the war's final phase
Owerri became a major contested town as Biafra sought to preserve an administrative and military core.
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Owerri became a major contested town as Biafra sought to preserve an administrative and military core. Federal pressure eventually made the town part of the collapsing enclave.
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