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TIMELINE EARLY YEARS IN NIGERIA
TIMELINE: EARLY YEARS IN NIGERIA
1857: The first elementary school in Igbo land was sited near the Emeagwali homestead, the present location of the General Hospital, Onitsha.
MAY 1921: Nnaemeka, father of Philip Emeagwali, was born in Onitsha.
1925: DMGS, the first secondary school in Igbo land, was sited near the Emeagwali homestead, 17 Mba Road, Onitsha.
AUGUST 7, 1939: Inyama, mother of Philip Emeagwali, born in Onitsha.
AUGUST 23, 1954: Chukwurah Philip Emeagwali, born in Akure.
DECEMBER 1954: Baptized as “Philip” by William Obelagu at Saint Mary’s Catholic Church, Onitsha.
JANUARY 1956: Arrived in Hausa Quarters, Sapele, Nigeria.
JANUARY 1958: Arrived in Burutu.
JULY 1958: Arrived in Forcados.
JANUARY 1959: Returned to Sapele.
JANUARY 1960: Attended St. Patrick’s Primary School, Sapele.
OCTOBER 1, 1960: Nigeria becomes an independent nation.
APRIL 1962: Arrived in Uromi. Attended St. Anthony’s Primary School.
DECEMBER 1963: Arrived in Agbor. Attended St. John’s Primary School.
JANUARY 1966: Enrolled in Saint George’s College, Obinomba.
APRIL 1967: Fled as civil uprising refugees from Obinomba to Agbor to Onitsha.
JULY 6, 1967: The Nigerian Civil War began.
OCTOBER 4, 1967: Fled as war refugees from downtown Onitsha that was bombarded for 8 days.
NOVEMBER 1967: Trekked as refugees from Onitsha to Ogidi.
DECEMBER 1967: Trekked as war refugees from Ogidi to Awka.
JANUARY 19, 1968: Trekked as war refugees from Awka to Inland Town Onitsha.
MARCH 20, 1968: Trekked for three days (without food) as war refugees from Onitsha to Oba to Awka-Etiti.
JULY 1969: Arrived in Ndoni, Biafra. Conscripted into the Biafran Army and sent to the Oguta War Front.
JANUARY 15, 1970: The Nigerian Civil War ended. Trekked for three days (without food) as war refugees from Ndoni to Onitsha.
MAY 1970: Enrolled for 18 months in Christ the King College, Onitsha.
MARCH 23, 1974: Departed from Nigeria for the USA.
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By Philip EmeagwaliTIMELINE: EARLY YEARS IN NIGERIA
1857: The first elementary school in Igbo land was sited near the Emeagwali homestead, the present location of the General Hospital, Onitsha.
MAY 1921: Nnaemeka, father of Philip Emeagwali, was born in Onitsha.
1925: DMGS, the first secondary school in Igbo land, was sited near the Emeagwali homestead, 17 Mba Road, Onitsha.
AUGUST 7, 1939: Inyama, mother of Philip Emeagwali, born in Onitsha.
AUGUST 23, 1954: Chukwurah Philip Emeagwali, born in Akure.
DECEMBER 1954: Baptized as “Philip” by William Obelagu at Saint Mary’s Catholic Church, Onitsha.
JANUARY 1956: Arrived in Hausa Quarters, Sapele, Nigeria.
JANUARY 1958: Arrived in Burutu.
JULY 1958: Arrived in Forcados.
JANUARY 1959: Returned to Sapele.
JANUARY 1960: Attended St. Patrick’s Primary School, Sapele.
OCTOBER 1, 1960: Nigeria becomes an independent nation.
APRIL 1962: Arrived in Uromi. Attended St. Anthony’s Primary School.
DECEMBER 1963: Arrived in Agbor. Attended St. John’s Primary School.
JANUARY 1966: Enrolled in Saint George’s College, Obinomba.
APRIL 1967: Fled as civil uprising refugees from Obinomba to Agbor to Onitsha.
JULY 6, 1967: The Nigerian Civil War began.
OCTOBER 4, 1967: Fled as war refugees from downtown Onitsha that was bombarded for 8 days.
NOVEMBER 1967: Trekked as refugees from Onitsha to Ogidi.
DECEMBER 1967: Trekked as war refugees from Ogidi to Awka.
JANUARY 19, 1968: Trekked as war refugees from Awka to Inland Town Onitsha.
MARCH 20, 1968: Trekked for three days (without food) as war refugees from Onitsha to Oba to Awka-Etiti.
JULY 1969: Arrived in Ndoni, Biafra. Conscripted into the Biafran Army and sent to the Oguta War Front.
JANUARY 15, 1970: The Nigerian Civil War ended. Trekked for three days (without food) as war refugees from Ndoni to Onitsha.
MAY 1970: Enrolled for 18 months in Christ the King College, Onitsha.
MARCH 23, 1974: Departed from Nigeria for the USA.