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A Survey of African Poetry in the London Times, Sunday Times, Financial Times, the Times Literary Supplement 1865-1985

Death of Christopher Okigbo

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Location: Nigeria, Nsukka
Date: 1967-09-18
Type: Political
On September 18, 1967, Christopher Okigbo, Nigerian poet, was killed during a battle with the federal Nigerian army in the town of Nsukka. Okigbo was fighting on behalf of the seceded territory of Biafra in Nigeria.

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