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...Diori and Zambia's Kenneth Kaunda. Kenya's Jomo Kenyatta, like Ethiopia's Emperor Haile Selassie, is an elder statesman who has imposed a degree of stability on his heterogeneous country. Of the soldiers who now rule nine African nations, at least two-Nigeria's Yakubu Gowon and the Congo's Joseph Mobutu-have restored order to their countries after years of chaos...
...Born. To Yakubu Gowon, 36, Nigerian chief of state; and Victoria Gowon, 24; their second child, first daughter; in Lagos...
...Biafra fell, there were fears that many of the surviving 4,000,000 Ibos there would be slaughtered or starved. But there were no sweeping reprisals, and certainly no genocide. When the federal 3rd Marine Commando Division followed the armistice with an outburst of rape and pillage, Major General Yakubu Gowon, leader of Nigeria's government, swiftly replaced the unit. Though Major General Philip Effiong, who surrendered to Gowon, is still in custody, along with a score of other ranking Biafran officials, all other prisoners of war have been sent home. The East Central State, where the Ibos...
Once talks got under way with General Yakubu Gowon. Nigeria's chief of state, tensions began to ease. Gowon greeted Rogers warmly, and their discussions lasted half an hour longer than originally scheduled. Before the meeting, Rogers had made it clear that the U.S. wanted to cooperate "to the fullest possible extent to help in the problems that result from the war." That hope, as it turned out, was forlorn. Though a Nigerian spokesman later said the talks were "very cordial," Rogers received no requests for help. Overall, however, U.S.-Nigeria relations seemed definitely improved...
...effort to help save 1,000,000 or more I bo tribesmen who are in peril of starvation. Despite occasionally grudging cooperation from the Nigerian government (relief planes, for instance, were charged landing fees of up to $450), the effort was achieving some success. As work progressed, General Yakubu Gowon, Nigeria's military leader, answered questions from TIME Correspondent James Wilde. In his first individual interview since the end of the civil war, Gowon maintains a determinedly optimistic and perhaps unrealistic view of Nigeria's chances of restoring unity. He also displays a prickly sensitivity about intervention...