Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation
Databank / Biographies / Arthur NWANKWO
Verified archive status

Arthur NWANKWO

· b. August 19, 1942,

BA, MA,author, publisher,born August 19,1942, Ajalli, Aguata, Anambra State; married Eunice Medi 1976, one son, one daughter; Education: Eastern Mennonite College, Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA, 1966, Duquesne University, Pittsburg, Pennsylva nia, USA, 1967;Career: Workedat Gulf Oil Corporation Headquarters, Pittsburg, as a consultant for Nigeria and corporate strate gies, June-September, 1967; worked in the Propaganda Directorate of Biafra, Septem ber-November, 1967; appointed editor, Biafra Newsletter, 1967-69; co- founder and first Managing Director, Nwamife Publish ers Limited, Enugu, 1970-76; Managing Di rector,and laterGroupChairman, Fourth Di mension Publishing Company Limited, Enugu, since1977; Chairman, AshGrove Ni geria Limited (an estate development com pany); co-founder, Chairman and Chief Executive, KOSM, West Africa Limited; life Vice-President, Onitsha Chamber of Com merce, Industry and Mines and Agriculture; Gubernatorial Candidate, People's Redemp tion Party, Anambra State, 1979; appointed Eastern Mandate Union Chancellor, since 1993; Political Parties: member, People's Redemption Party, 1979-83; member, Alli ance for Democracy, 1998- date; Traditional Titles: Ikeogu I, Ogbu Efi, Ogbu Inyinya; Awards winner, Distinguished…

Primary portrait of the subject

Biographical overview

Authors Award, Obafemi Awolowo University Book Fair, 1988; Honorary Degree: Honorary Doctor of Letters, The" Shaw University Ra leigh,North Carolina,USA, 1986;Publica tion: Nigeria: The Challenge ofBiafra, Lon don, Rex Collings, London, 1972; Nigeria: My People My Vision, Fourth Dimension, Enugu, 1980;CanNigeriaSurvive?, Fourth Dimension, Enugu, 1981; Nigeria: AfterOil, What Next?, Fourth Dimension, Enugu, 1982; How Jim Nwobodo Rules Anambra State, Frontline, Enugu, 1983; Corruption in Anambra State, Frontline, Enugu, 1983; CivilianisedSoldiers:Army CivilianGovern mentfor Nigeria, FourthDimension, Enugu, 1984; National Consciousnessfor Nigeria, Fourth Dimension, Enugu, 1985; The Igbo Leadership andtheFuture ofNigeria, Fourth Dimension, Enugu, 1985; Nigerian: Devel opment Strategyfor the People's Economy, Fourth Dimension, Enugu, 1986; Justice (Sedition Charge, Imprisonment andAcquit tal of Chief Arthur Nwankwo), Fourth Di mension, Enugu, 1986; Arthur Nwankwo; Thoughts on Nigeria Fourth Dimension, Enugu, 1986; Military Optionto Democracy: Class, Power and Violencein Nigerian Poli tics, Fourth Dimension, Enugu, 1987; The Power Dynamics ofNigerian Politics, Fourth Dimension, Enugu, 1988;Hobbies: reading, writing, tabletennis; Official Address: Plot 64A, City Layout, PMB 01164, Enugu, Enugu State, Telephone: 042-334-197,339- 989,335-640; Home: Plot5B, Ikenga Street, City Layout, Enugu, Enugu State; Tele phone: 042-255-247, 334-197.

Biographical record

Surname
NWANKWO
First Name
Arthur
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
August 19, 1942,
Date of Death
february 2nd 2020
Have you ever been a member of any political party?
N/A

Last Update Mon 03, Feb 2020

“Please send your updated CV to: [email protected]” – Editor

© Blerf

All entries available on this Website shall be updated from time to time in order to add, modify or amend the information or contents of an existing entry. Accordingly, no legal proceedings whatsoever shall be entertained by the biographer on account of any information deemed to be inadequate or incomplete.

Related records

Similar biographies

Explore other biographies from related professional categories.