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38:Emmanuel Elechi Daniel
857:"Elechi Amadi dies -"
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821:Elechi Amadi website
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516:The Woman of Calabar
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1195:1934 births
964:, Africa39.
640:Kuusankoski
638:. Finland:
546:Ebele Eko,
297:Later years
187:(1963–66).
135:debut novel
83:Nationality
47:12 May 1934
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75:Occupation
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1138:4 January
1099:0261-3077
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393:in 2016.
245:Nollywood
70:, Nigeria
53:, Nigeria
1179:The News
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