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Obie Chinwe
Idi Amin - Entebbe 1966-06-12.jpg
Chinwe in 1958
President of Tiwura
In office
July 30, 1954 – June 8, 1966
Preceded byDerrick Clearmont
Succeeded byReese Okparro Ndulu
Personal details
Born(1917-10-04)October 4, 1917
Mbluna, Royal Coast
DiedJune 8, 1966(1966-06-08) (aged 48)
Omamiri, Tiwura
Manner of deathAssassination
NationalityTiwuran
Political partyTiwuran Prosperity Party
SpouseAnamaria Okeke (m. 1949)
Children4
ProfessionSoldier
Military service
AllegianceTemplate:Country data Estmere
 Tiwura
Branch/serviceTemplate:Country data Estmere Royal Coast Rifles
Tiwura Tiwuran Army
Years of service1941–1950 (Estmere) 1950–1966 (Tiwura)
RankMajor (Estmere) General (Tiwura)
Battles/warsSolarian War
Horo Rebellion

Obie Chinwe (4 October 1917-8 June 1966) was a General in the Tiwuran Armed Forces and served as the second President of Tiwura from 1954 to 1966. Obie Chinwe ruled as Tiwura's first military dictator and began the nation's 50 year-long span of dictatorship.