Emmanuel Ifeajuna: Erased from Nigerian History

From Max Siollun's Website Mon Jul 28 2014, 13:25:17

Interesting articles on how Emmanuel Ifeajuna (the first black African to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal in high jumping) has been erased from Nigeria's history due to his involvement in the January 15, 1966 coup and civil war in Nigeria.   http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p023nq9p http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jul/13/commonwealth-games-emmanuel-ifeajuna-nigeria http://ireporterstv.co/how-emmanuel-ifeajuna-nigerian-first-gold-medalist-faced-a-firing-squad/?sauth=authcode-28afFiled under: People, Sports Tagged: athletes, athletics, commonwealth, sport

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