David Ejoor
Major-General David Akpode Ejoor | |
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| Chief of Army Staff | |
| In office January 1971 – July 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Hassan Katsina |
| Succeeded by | Theophilus Danjuma |
| Commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy | |
| In office January 1969 – January 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Brig M.R. Varma |
| Succeeded by | Maj-Gen. R.A. Adebayo |
| Governor of Mid-Western Region | |
| In office January 1966 – August 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Dennis Osadebay |
| Succeeded by | Albert Okonkwo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1932[1] Ovu, defunct Bendel State(now Edo State), Nigeria |
| Political party | None (military) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Nigerian Army |
| Rank | Major General |
Major-General David Akpode Ejoor rcds psc (born 10 January 1932) is a retired Nigerian Army officer who served as Chief of Army Staff (COAS). He is the first Nigerian Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy and was once governor of the now-defunct Mid-Western Region.[2] David Ejoor was the governor of the Mid-Western State of Nigeria, during the Biafra Civil War. He then served as Chief of Army Staff from January 1971 to July 1975.
Works
- Ejoor, David Akpode (1989). Reminiscences. Malthouse Press Ltd. ISBN 978-978-2601-37-7.
References
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- ^ "Focus on the growing role of women in oil region crisis". IRIN. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 2002-07-16. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
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External links
- Nigerian-army.org, Military biography
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