General Yakubu Gowon presided over the end of the civil war in Nigeria 50 years ago. This is how he remembers that day Photo Credit: AFP | BBC News Africa
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General Yakubu Gowon presided over the end of the civil war in Nigeria 50 years ago. This is how he remembers that day Photo Credit: AFP | BBC News Africa
BBC News Africa. . General Yakubu Gowon presided over the end of the civil war in Nigeria 50 years ago. This is how he remembers that day Photo Credit: AFP
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