Adiele Afigbo

Adiele Eberechukwu Afigbo (22 November 1937 – 9 March 2009) was a Nigerian historian known for his work on the history and historiography of Africa, particularly Igbo history and the history of southeastern Nigeria. Quotes A historian is a clinical student of human experience who seeks to tell the story as it is and to explain it. "Nigeria: Adiele Afigbo – Ode to a People's Historian", AllAfrica, 16 March 2009 The South-East cannot continue releasing discordant signals at the turn of every election. "Ndigbo: Restructuring, Biafra, or the Presidency?", TheCable It is the opinion of many great authorities that every nation or people build its future on its past, that is, a past that has been properly studied and understood, and whose seminal experience has been extracted and redeployed for further use. References External links Category:Nigerian historians Category:Academics from Nigeria