Operation OAU information

Operation OAU (2 September – 15 October 1968) was a battle between Nigerian 3 Marine Commando Division (3MCDO) and Biafran 12 Division in modern day south-eastern...

The Organisation of African Unity (OAU; French: Organisation de l'unité africaine, OUA) was an intergovernmental organization established on 25 May 1963...

successes (such as Operation OAU), over half of the 4th Commando Brigade was wiped out by Nigerian forces during the disastrous Operation Hiroshima of 15–29...

invaded the Biafran cities of Owerri, Aba, and Umuahia which started Operation OAU. Col. Adekunle claimed that he could capture all three cities in two...

areas. Major military operations that included city fighting are listed below. It is sorted by year. This list includes major operations and prolonged battles...

Major Ochefu) battalions of the Lagos Garrison subsequently took part in operations to liberate the Midwest following the Biafran invasion of August 1967...

Battles/wars Nigerian Civil War First Invasion of Onitsha Second Invasion of Onitsha Invasion of Port Harcourt Operation OAU Siege of Owerri Operation Tail-Wind...

Athens The Entebbe raid or Operation Entebbe, officially codenamed Operation Thunderbolt (retroactively codenamed Operation Yonatan), was a 1976 Israeli...

prominent role in halting the Nigerian offensive. The fighting during Operation OAU was the most intense of the entire war, and ended with the Biafrans...

civil war in Somalia in 1991, the UN and the Organization of African Unity (OAU) intervened, citing the war and starvation. Of the Somali population of 10...

January 29, 2016. Despite the often discouraging prospects, the ECOMOG operation was ultimately successful for several reasons. The first was the sheer...

broadcast, when the show is lengthened from 15 to 30 minutes. 1968 – Operation OAU begins during the Nigerian Civil War. 1970 – NASA announces the cancellation...

Biafran 63rd Brigade Biafran 14th Division Battles/wars Nigerian Civil War Invasion of Port Harcourt Operation OAU Siege of Owerri Operation Tail-Wind...

of Freedom Fighters (BOFF) which was the guerrilla warfare and special operations arm of the Biafran Armed Forces. He also served as Battalion Commander...

Owerri was first invaded by the Nigerians on September 17, 1968, during Operation OAU and it was kept under Nigerian control until the Capture of Owerri in...

which had been promoted by the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in November 1983. The OAU-supported mediation attempt made by Ethiopia's leader Mengistu...

capture Owerri, Aba, and Umuahia in 2 weeks". That quote then led up to Operation OAU. Nigerian forces weren't able to capture the cities of Owerri and Aba...

for an invasion of Aba, Owerri, and Umuahia in a military operation he nicknamed Operation OAU. Adekunle stated that he would be able to capture all three...

the Organization of African Unity (OAU), established on 25 May 1963 in Addis Ababa by 32 signatory governments; the OAU was disbanded on 9 July 2002. The...

Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) is a federal university in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. The university was founded in 1961 and classes commenced in...

Portuguese Guinea. On 11 December 1970, the Organization of African Unity (OAU) passed a resolution unanimously condemning the invasion. Nigeria and Algeria...

to end the Rwandan genocide in 1994. The Organization of African Unity (OAU) convened a panel of experts to investigate the genocide in Rwanda. They...

apartheid South Africa. Angola obtained recognition by the OAU on 10 February 1976. The OAU recognized the MPLA as Angola's government. The majority of...

University in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria on 10 July 1999. Five students of OAU were killed and eleven injured. It was perpetrated by an organized death...

advocating for a decreased military focus in UNOSOM II and urging the UN and the OAU to resume negotiations with all parties. Both the US Secretary of State and...