John Munonye

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John Munonye: References & Edit History

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Chika Omeje

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Anniversary information added.		May 09, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Apr 24, 2024
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Mar 28, 2024
	Characterization of The Only Son revised; location of Munonye's birth revised.	J.E. Luebering Chika Omeje	Jul 24, 2015
	Article revised and updated.	Amy Tikkanen	Feb 05, 2008
	Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Dec 14, 2000
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998