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          Catherine Obianuju Acholonu (26 October – 18 March ) was a Nigerian author, researcher and political activist....

          Catherine Obianuju Acholonu

          Nigerian writer (–)

          Catherine Obianuju Acholonu

          Born()26 October
          Died18 March () (aged&#;62)
          Alma&#;materUniversity of Düsseldorf

          Catherine Obianuju Acholonu (26 October – 18 March ) 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 17 to Brendan Douglas Acholonu, a surgeon from the