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Voices in Time - Biafra

A compilation of reports, interviews and speeches on the Biafran War from the archives

A compilation of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ reports and contributions from the protagonists of the Biafran War from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's archives.

Contributions include Biafran leader Odumegwu Ojukwu; head of Nigeria's rebel forces Yakubu Gowon;former president of Zambia Kenneth Kaunda with words of support for Biafra; British Prime Minister Harold Wilson's words of support for Nigeria; British politician Woodrow Wyatt's criticism of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ for what the British government perceived to be bias in favour of Biafra; French journalist Michel Honorat on France's position on Biafra; Irish mercenary Mad Mike Hoare who fought for the Biafran side; and former head of state for Nigeria Nnamdi Azikiwe and his endeavours to establish peace.

Presenter: Dan Isaacs.

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30 minutes

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project