March 22, 2013 
Nigerian legend Chinue Achebe died last night in a hospital Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
We learnt that Achebe, 82, died in the United States where he was said to have suffered from an undisclosed ailment.
According to PREMIUM “the family said the professor had been ill for a while and was hospitalized in an undisclosed hospital in Boston.
According to source, the family would issue a statement on the development later today.
Mr. Achebe was the author of Things Fall Apart, published in 1958, and considered the most widely read book in modern African Literature. The book sold over 12 million copies and has been translated to over 50 languages worldwide.
Many of his other novels, including Arrow of God, No Longer at Ease, Anthills of the Savannah, and A man of the People, were equally influential as well.
Prof Achebe was born in Ogidi, Anambra State, on November 16, 1930 and attended St Philips’ Central School at the age of six. He moved away from his family to Nekede, four kilometres from Owerri, the capital of Imo State, at the age of 12 and registered at the Central School there.
He attended Government College Umuahia for his secondary school education. He was a pioneer student of the University College, now University of Ibadan in 1948. He was first admitted to study medicine but changed to English, history and theology after his first year.
While studying at Ibadan, Mr. Achebe began to become critical of European literature about Africa. He eventually wrote his last papers in the University in 1953 and emerged with a second-class degree.
Prof Achebe taught for a while after graduation before joining the Nigeria Broadcasting Service in 1954 in Lagos.
While in Lagos with the Broadcasting Service, Mr. Achebe met Christie Okoli, who later became his wife; they got married in 1961. The couple had four children.
He also played a major role during the Nigeria Civil War where he joined the Biafran Government as an ambassador.
May his gentle Soul rest in perfect peace!
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Sock to hear the passing away our great leader in education, peace and biafra ambasador Nigerian icon prof chinue Achebe a man of high integrity, demonstrated unfliching commitment to improvement of the education sector in africa . May ur soul rest in peace. I chiagozie egwumba CEO of laspotian miss u millions times crying……….