Philip Effiong

Philip Efiong
2nd President of Biafra
In office
8 January – 12 January 1970
Preceded byChukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu
1st Vice President of Biafra
In office
30 May 1967 – 8 January 1970
PresidentChukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu
Preceded byPosition created
Personal details
Born
Oblong Philip Efiong

18 November 1925
Ibiono Ibom, British Nigeria
Died6 November 2003 (aged 77)
Aba, Abia State, Nigeria
NationalityBritish, Nigerian
SpouseJosephine Efiong
ChildrenRoseline Efiong, Mercy Ugot, Valentine Efiong, Charles Efiong, Philip Efiong II, Francis Efiong, Philippa Umeh, Elizabeth Edem,
ProfessionMilitary Officer

Philip Efiong (also spelled Effiong, 18 November 1925 – 6 November 2003) was a Nigerian military officer who was the 1st Vice President and the 2nd and last president of the Republic of Biafra during the Nigerian Civil War from 1967 to 1970.


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