Emeka (book)
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Author | Frederick Forsyth |
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Language | English |
Genre | Biography Non-fiction |
Publisher | Spectrum Books |
Publication date | 1982 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Emeka a biography by English writer Frederick Forsyth about his friend Colonel Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, head of the state of Biafra, a republic that seceded from Nigeria and was briefly independent. The book was published in 1982. In 1991 a revised edition was published.
"Emeka" is an abbreviation of the Igbo name "Chukwuemeka" (meaning "God has done so much").[1]
References
- ^ "Chukwuemeka". Behind the Name.
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