Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe was born on November 16, 1930, and passed on March 21, 2013. He was a Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic who was regarded as a central figure of modern African ...

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On the C-SPAN Networks: Chinua Achebe is a Professor for Languages and Literature in the Bard College with three videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2000 Speech. The ...

Renowned Nigerian writer and Professor of Africana Studies Chinua Achebe died the evening of March 21, multiple national news sources reported. He was 82. Achebe died in Boston, according to a ...