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Wushishi died on 4 December 2021 in London, at the age of 81.
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27:Nigerian general (1940–2021)
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818:Nigerian Army officers
363:"Chronicle of Command"
614:Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi
195:Years of service
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304:in the early 1960s.
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245:Chief of Army Staff
64:Chief of Army Staff
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722:Owoye Andrew Azazi
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692:Chris Alli
526:The Nation
401:5 December
346:References
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561:29 August
284:Aldershot
198:1961–1984
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