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Chinua is born
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Attends St.Philips Central School
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Attended Nigerias first University
Now known as the University of Ibadan. Achebe obtained such high marks in the entrance examination that he was admitted as a Major Scholar in the university's first intake and given an oppurtunity to study medicine. After a year of that, he switched to English, history, and theology. -
Things Fall Apart is published
it was not clear on the exact day it was published but it was within the year of 1958. Things Fall Apart is published by William Heinemann Ltd. in the United Kingdom. -
No Longer At Ease published
it was not clear on the exact date but it was published in the 1960's. its about a civil servant who is embedded in the corruption of Lagos. Achebe reflects on the challenges a new generation had to face with the Nigerian independence. -
Married Christie Chinue Okoli
It wasnt clear on the exact date but it was within the year of 1961. They later had 4 kids -
Arrow of God published
it wasnt clear on the exact date but it was within the year of 1964. The third book in the trilogy, It explores the interesection of Igbo tradition and European Christianity. -
A Man of the People published
it wasnt clear on which exact date but it was within the year od 1966. This book is an entire set in an unnamed African state which has just attained independence. Friend of Achebe called him a "prophet" since many things in the novel came true- except for a military coup, which happend shortly after the novel was published. -
How The Leopard Got His Claws published
it wasnt clear on the exact date but it was within the year of 1973. This book was one of his first childrens book. -
He became a professor at the University of Nigeria.
It wasnt clear on the exact date but it was within the year 1976. -
Anthill of the Savannah published
It wasnt clear on the exact date it happened but it was published within the year 1987. Its about a military coup in a fictional West African nation called Kangan. It was a finalist for the Man Booker Prize, but lost to Penelope Lively's "Moon Tiger" -
Chinua getting in a serious car accident
Achebe was riding in a car to Lagos when an axle collapsed and the car flipped. His son Ikechukwu and the driver suffered minor injuries, but the weight of the vehicle fell on Achebe and his spine was severely damaged. He was flown to the Paddocks Hospital in Buckinghamshire, England, and treated for his injuries. In July doctors announced that although he was recuperating well, he was paralyzed from the waist down and would require the use of a wheelchair for the rest of his life. -
won Man Booker International Prize
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Things Fall Apart was reprinted in 50th Anniversary edition
it wasnt clear on the exact date in which it was reprinted but it was within the year 2009 -
He died at the age of 82 in Boston, Massachusetts.