Christopher Okigbo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Christopher Okigbo

Nigerian poet

Date of Birth: 16-Aug-1930

Place of Birth: Nigeria

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1967

Profession: writer, teacher, poet, soldier

Nationality: Nigeria

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Christopher Ifekandu Okigbo (16 August 1932 – 1967) was a Nigerian poet, teacher, and librarian, who died fighting for the independence of Biafra.
He is today widely acknowledged as an outstanding postcolonial English-language African poet and one of the major modernist writers of the 20th century.