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Christopher Okigbo

Nigerian poet (1930–1967)

  • Fame45.9
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia777
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Lived 1930–1967, aged 37Nigeria
NigeriaNigeriaWritersWriter / Author
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    13 languages
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  • Era
    1930–1967
    Aged 37
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Updated 2026-06-19

Christopher Ifekandu Okigbo was a Nigerian poet, teacher, and librarian, who died fighting for the independence of Biafra. He is widely acknowledged as an outstanding postcolonial English-language African poet and one of the major modernist writers of the 20th century.

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