Gowon used the 1970 Independence Day broadcast to consolidate the 'No Victor, No Vanquished' framework and to announce specific reconstruction commitments in the war-affected East. Video archive available.
1970-10-01Independence DayPending full text
10th Independence Anniversary Address — Civil War recovery
General Yakubu Gowon — Dodan Barracks, Lagos
Gowon's first Independence Day address after the formal end of the Civil War, setting out the Reconciliation, Reconstruction and Rehabilitation agenda for the new decade.
Speech · synthesised reading
10th Independence Anniversary Address — Civil War recovery
General Yakubu Gowon · Dodan Barracks, Lagos
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