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A Survey of African Poetry in the London Times, Sunday Times, Financial Times, the Times Literary Supplement 1865-1985

Conversations in Biafra (1969-07-27)

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News Report

Published

1969-07-27
The Sunday Times

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"Conversations in Biafra", The Sunday Times, 27 Jul 1969, p. 13 The Sunday Times Historical Archive,, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/FP1802681680/GDCS?u=linc74325&sid=GDCS&xid=c21dcedf. Accessed 17 Dec 2019

Excerpt

[Excerpt]: "General Ojukwu, the leader of Biafra, is frequently portrayed as a conventional demagogue, who bears the sole responsibility for his country's plight. In fact, the traditionally democratic structure of Ibo society is such that no major decision--military, political, or social--can be taken without the unanimous consent of the broadly-based Biafran Consultative Assembly. FRANCIS WYNDHAM has recently returend from Biafra, where he talked with Ojukwu himself, and with other 'leaders of thought.' Here, he reports on how Biafra works today, and the new-born confidence with which Biafrans are already planning their post-war society..."

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