Chukwuma Nzeogwu

Chukwuma Nzeogwu
Chukwuma Nzeogwu
Birth name	Patrick Chukwuma Nzeogwu
Nickname(s)	"Kaduna"
Born	26 February 1937; Kaduna, British Nigeria
Died	29 July 1967 (aged 30); Near Nsukka, Nigeria
Buried	Kaduna
Allegiance	British Empire (1957–1960); Nigeria (1960–1966); Biafra (1967);
Service/branch	Nigerian Army ; Biafran Army
Years of service	1957–1967
Rank	Lieutenant-Colonel
Battles/wars	Congo Crisis; Nigerian Civil War;
Alma mater	Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

Lieutenant-Colonel Patrick Chukwuma "Kaduna" Nzeogwu (26 February 1937 – 29 July 1967) was a Nigerian military officer who played a leading role in the 1966 Nigerian coup d'état, which overthrew the First Nigerian Republic.

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