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Akunyili-Parr, Chidiogo.
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Akunyili, Dora N.
Akunyili, Dora N -- Family.
Women cabinet officers -- Nigeria -- Biography.
Cabinet officers, Black -- Nigeria -- Biography.
Cabinet officers -- Nigeria -- Biography.
Women political activists, Black -- Biography.
Women, Black -- Biography.
Nigeria -- Politics and government -- 1993-2007.
Nigeria -- Politics and government -- 2007-
Nigeria -- Social conditions -- 1960-
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Akunyili-Parr, Chidiogo.
Akunyili, Dora N.
Akunyili, Dora N -- Family.
Women cabinet officers -- Nigeria -- Biography.
Cabinet officers, Black -- Nigeria -- Biography.
Cabinet officers -- Nigeria -- Biography.
Women political activists, Black -- Biography.
Women, Black -- Biography.
Nigeria -- Politics and government -- 1993-2007.
Nigeria -- Politics and government -- 2007-
Nigeria -- Social conditions -- 1960-
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I am because we are : an African mother's fight for the soul of a nation /
Chidiogo
Akunyili-Parr
.
by
Akunyili-Parr
,
Chidiogo
.
Anansi, 2022.
Call #:
966.905092 A315a
Subjects
Akunyili, Dora N.
Akunyili, Dora N -- Family.
Women cabinet officers -- Nigeria -- Biography.
Cabinet officers, Black -- Nigeria -- Biography.
Cabinet officers -- Nigeria -- Biography.
Women political activists, Black -- Biography.
Women, Black -- Biography.
Nigeria -- Politics and government -- 1993-2007.
Nigeria -- Politics and government -- 2007-
Nigeria -- Social conditions -- 1960-
ISBN:
9781487009632 (pbk)
Description:
xiv, 382 p., 8 unnumbered p. of plates : ill. (chiefly color), genealogical table ; 22 cm.
Summary:
"In this innovative and intimate memoir, a daughter tells the story of her mother, a pan-African hero who faced down misogyny and battled corruption in Nigeria. Inspired by the African philosophy of Ubuntu -- the importance of community over the individual -- and outraged by injustice, Dora Akunyili took on fraudulent drug manufacturers whose products killed millions, including her sister. A woman in a man's world, she was elected and became a cabinet minister, but she had to deal with political manoeuvrings, death threats, and an assassination attempt for defending the voiceless. She suffered for it, as did her marriage and six children. I Am Because We Are illuminates the role of kinship, family, and the individual's place in society, while revealing a life of courage, how community shaped it, and the web of humanity that binds us all."--Publisher.
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Memoirs.
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Adult Black Nonfiction
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