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The son of a furrier, Forsyth was born in Ashford, Kent.
He was educated at Tonbridge School and later attended the University of Granada in Spain.
Before becoming a journalist, he joined the RAF and was a jet fighter pilot.
He joined Reuters in 1961 and later the BBC in 1965, where he served as an assistant diplomatic correspondent.
From July to September 1967, he served as a correspondent covering the Nigerian Civil War between the region of Biafra and Nigeria.
He left the BBC in 1968.
Returning to Biafra as a freelance reporter, Forsyth wrote his first book, The Biafra Story, in 1969.
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