Dillibe Onyeama | |
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 Onyeama in 2016 | |
| Born | Charles Dillibe Onyeama 6 January 1951 |
| Died | 10 November 2022 (aged 71) Enugu, Nigeria |
| Education | Eton College |
| Occupation | Journalist
Author Publisher |
| Notable work | Nigger at Eton (1972) |
| Children | 6 |
| Parent | Charles Onyeama (father) |
| Relatives | Geoffrey Onyeama (brother)[1] |
Charles Dillibe Ejiofor Onyeama (6 January 1951 – 10 November 2022) was a Nigerian author and publisher.[2][3][4] In 1969, he became the first black person to finish his studies at Eton College in England.[5] He wrote a book about his experiences of racism at Eton, Nigger at Eton, which resulted in his being banned from visiting the school by then-headmaster Michael McCrum.[6]
- ^ Silas, Don (14 November 2022). "Buhari reacts to death of Onyeama". Daily Post. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ Nwaubani, Adaobi Tricia (23 June 2020). "Eton College: Nigerian author recalls racist abuse". BBC News. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ Akaraiwe, Ikeazor A. (2001). Onyeama : eagle on the bench : an authorised biography of Nigeria's first Judge at the World Court, His Excellency, Judge Charles Dadi Onyeama, CFR, LL. D. (2nd ed.). Lagos: Touchstone Books. p. 171. ISBN 978-35019-5-X. OCLC 52449965.
- ^ Ajeluorou, Anote (22 February 2017). "Dillibe Onyeama revives occult novels of the '80s". The Guardian (Nigeria). Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "Eton apologises to Nigerian ex-student for racism". BBC News. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "The racist questions I was asked at Eton". BBC News. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.