Alexander Madiebo

Alexander A. Madiebo (29 April 1932^[1][2] – 3 June 2022) was a Biafran soldier. He served as the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Republic of Biafra which existed from 1967 to 1970.^[3][4]

Alexander Attah Madiebo
Birth name	Alexander Attah Madiebo
Born	(1932-04-29)29 April 1932 Umuokpu, Awka, Nigeria
Died	3 June 2022(2022-06-03) (aged 90) Lagos, Nigeria
Allegiance	Nigeria Biafra
Service	Nigerian Army (1954–1966) Biafran Armed Forces (1967–1970)
Years of service	1954–1970
Rank	General
Commands	General Officer Commanding GOC of the Biafran Armed Forces
Battles	Congo Crisis Nigerian Civil War
Alma mater	Government College Umuahia
Spouse(s)	Regina Ifeyinwa Madiebo ​ ​ (m. 1961; died 2022)​
Other work	The Nigerian Revolution and the Biafran war... The aftermath (2022)

Life and career

Madiebo joined the military in 1954, during the colonial era, after graduating from Government College, Umuahia.^[3] In 1960, he was deployed to Congo, during the Congo Crisis as a peacekeeping force for United Nations Operation in the Congo.^[3] In 1964, he was made the first indigenous commander of the Artillery Regiment.^[3] He fled from the northern region during the 1966 anti-Igbo pogrom.^[3] He was the General Officer Commanding of the Republic of Biafra during the Nigerian Civil War.^[4] He joined Ojukwu to flee to Ivory Coast.^[5] He died on 3 June 2022 at the age of 90.^[6][4][7]