Chidi achebe biography of christopher columbus

Early Life and Education

Chinua Achebe was born on November 16, 1930, in the Ogidi town of Igbo land, in the Old British Empire of Eastern Nigeria, at Saint Simon’s Church, Nneobi.

His father, Isaiah Okafo Achebe, was a teacher and evangelist, and his mother, Janet Anaenechi Iloegbunam, was a leader among church women and a vegetable farmer.

Chidi achebe biography of christopher columbus

Isaiah was an early Ogidi convert to Christianity; he was the nephew of Udoh Osinyi, a leader in the community with a “reputation for tolerance.” Both Isaiah and Janet stood at a nexus of traditional culture and Christian influence, which had a profound effect on the kids, especially Chinua.

In Nigeria, his parents joined the Protestant Church Mission Society (CMS).

As a result, Isaiah ceased adhering to his forefathers’ religion, “Odinani,” but he still respected its customs. The Achebe family had five more children, and they were named Frank Okwuofu, John Chukwuemeka Ifeanyichukwu, Zin