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Quote by Chinua Achebe
When the British came to Ibo land, for instance, at the beginning

When the British came to Ibo land, for instance, at the beginning of the 20th century, and defeated the men in pitched battles in different places, and set up their administrations, the men surrendered. And it was the women who led the first revolt. – Chinua Achebe

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