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At 23, Chike Okechuku, a Biafran student here, is the sole support of 19 young relatives orphaned by the Biafran war
At 23, Chike Okechuku, a Biafran student here, is the sole support of 19 young relatives orphaned by the Biafran war

At 23, Chike Okechuku, a Biafran student here, is the sole support of 19 young relatives orphaned by the Biafran war

Date3/18/1970
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0131680F
Two young Biafrans, Effiong Okon, 11, and Atim Essien, 19, arrived in Toronto yesterday to continue their education while living with Mr. and Mrs. Mur(...)
Two young Biafrans, Effiong Okon, 11, and Atim Essien, 19, arrived in Toronto yesterday to continue their education while living with Mr. and Mrs. Mur(...)
12/23/1969
Biafran student fears for family
Biafran student fears for family
7/10/1968
CBC news reader Stanley Burke says he found Biafran starvation more important than his $30,000-a-year job-so he left to devote his full time to relief(...)
CBC news reader Stanley Burke says he found Biafran starvation more important than his $30,000-a-year job-so he left to devote his full time to relief(...)
9/30/1969
Justive Onyuike. With Biafran delegation
Justive Onyuike. With Biafran delegation
11/21/1968
Sole survivors of the Great Canadian Wagon Train, Jon Houghton, 21, and his sister, Barb, 23, attend to come chores after pulling into Peace River Country 17 months and 2,600 miles after setting out
Sole survivors of the Great Canadian Wagon Train, Jon Houghton, 21, and his sister, Barb, 23, attend to come chores after pulling into Peace River Country 17 months and 2,600 miles after setting out
8/17/1976
Family alive: Faroog Abbo Mohammed of London, Ont., holds a photo of his relatives in a Kurdish refugee camp taken by The Star's Boris Spremo.
Family alive: Faroog Abbo Mohammed of London, Ont., holds a photo of his relatives in a Kurdish refugee camp taken by The Star's Boris Spremo.
5/1/1991
Grieving relatives: The family of Jamila Tissawak, who died in hospital after her complaints of pain were attributed to her mental health, say she would have lived if given proper treatment
Grieving relatives: The family of Jamila Tissawak, who died in hospital after her complaints of pain were attributed to her mental health, say she would have lived if given proper treatment
2/6/1981
Skot Fraser, backed by friends and relatives, plans to shake up the club scene with his downtown Factory, set to open this week.
Skot Fraser, backed by friends and relatives, plans to shake up the club scene with his downtown Factory, set to open this week.
3/8/1992
Shared loss: Matthew (Al) Cripps reads a protest sheet as Mark Toljagic looks on at a self-help meeting for the relatives of workers killed on the job. We have no rights at all, Cripps says.
Shared loss: Matthew (Al) Cripps reads a protest sheet as Mark Toljagic looks on at a self-help meeting for the relatives of workers killed on the job. We have no rights at all, Cripps says.
4/24/1992
Mother released: Stephen Mengesha, right, his daughter Araya and brother Jalye look at a photo of relatives of theirs with Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia
Mother released: Stephen Mengesha, right, his daughter Araya and brother Jalye look at a photo of relatives of theirs with Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia
5/22/1988
Michael Sole: There is no question we've made striking adavances in 30 years, says heart research co-ordinator for University of Toronto teaching hospitals, here working in his lab
Michael Sole: There is no question we've made striking adavances in 30 years, says heart research co-ordinator for University of Toronto teaching hospitals, here working in his lab
2/5/1981
Canadian Forces Capt. Ian Cowan, a military doctor, and helicopter pilot Capt. Jim MacAleese visit with orphaned children living in a Honduran village.
Canadian Forces Capt. Ian Cowan, a military doctor, and helicopter pilot Capt. Jim MacAleese visit with orphaned children living in a Honduran village.
12/5/1990