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Obasanjo, Olusegun

(Encyclopedia) Obasanjo, OlusegunObasanjo, Olusegunōl&oomacr;ˈshĕg&oomacr;n ōbāˈsănjō [key], 1937–, Nigerian military officer and political leader, b. Abeokuta. Obasanjo, who joined the army…

Achebe, Chinua

(Encyclopedia) Achebe, ChinuaAchebe, Chinuachĭnˈwä ächāˈbā [key], 1930–2013, Nigerian writer, b. Albert Chinualumogu Achebe. A graduate of University College, Ibadan (1953), Achebe, an Igbo who wrote…

Guinea, Gulf of

(Encyclopedia) Guinea, Gulf ofGuinea, Gulf ofgĭnˈē [key], large open arm of the Atlantic Ocean formed by the great bend of the coast of W Africa. It extends from the western coast of Côte d'Ivoire to…

Bonny

(Encyclopedia) BonnyBonnybŏnˈē [key], town, SE Nigeria, in the Niger River delta, on the Bight of Biafra. In the 18th and 19th cent., Bonny was the center of a powerful trading state, and in the 19th…

Soyinka, Wole

(Encyclopedia) Soyinka, WoleSoyinka, Wolewōˈlā shôyĭngˈkə [key], 1934–, Nigerian playwright, poet, novelist, essayist, and political activist, born Akinwande Oluwole Soyinka. Educated at the…

Theories of the Universe: Curved Space

Curved SpaceTheories of the UniverseCracks in a Newtonian WorldFaster Than a Speeding Light WaveIt All Depends on Your PositionThe Relative Nature of Space and TimeGeological TimeHow Can You Be in…

Burton, Sir Richard Francis

(Encyclopedia) Burton, Sir Richard Francis, 1821–90, English explorer, writer, and linguist. He joined (1842) the service of the East India Company and, while stationed in India, acquired a thorough…