Catherine obianuju acholonu biography
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Catherine Obianuju Acholonu
Nigerian writer (1951–2014)
Catherine Obianuju Acholonu | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1951-10-26)26 October 1951 |
| Died | 18 March 2014(2014-03-18) (aged 62) |
| Alma mater | University of Düsseldorf |
Catherine Obianuju Acholonu (26 October 1951 – 18 March 2014) was a Nigerian author, researcher and political activist.[1] She served as the Senior Special Adviser (SSA) to President Olusegun Obasanjo on Arts and Culture and was a founder-member of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA).[2][3]
Early life, marriage and education
Catherine Acholonu was born in an affluent Catholic Igbo family to Chief Lazarus Emejuru Olumba and Josephine Olumba, at Umuokwara Village, in the town of Orlu, Imo State, southeastern region of Nigeria.[4][5] She was the eldest of four children.[6] She completed her primary and secondary education in The Holy Rosary School, before being married off at the age of