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UBANATU Regina - Copyright: John FOLEY/Opale - Date: 20090916
Regina Ubanatu, the author’s biography.
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Birth in Ihiala, Anambra State (Nigeria)

1965
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1967 : Secession of the Eastern province (Nigeria) followed by a civil war. 1968 : Regina is evacuated by humanitarian workers and transferred to a refugee camp in Libreville (Gabon).

1967 - 1968
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Arrival in France from medical treatment

1970
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Her African family is found more than 10 years later

1978
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Involvement in 2 humanitarian missions in Africa (Morocco-Mauritania-Senegal and Mali with the association « Handicap Nord-Sud ») organized by the Cercle Sportif de l'Institution Nationale des Invalides de Paris

1994 - 1995
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Launching of the association 'Réponses Initiatives Femmes Handicapées' – RIFH – (www.rifh.org)

1996
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Hearing as part of the Bernard Stasi Preparatory Mission (October 27th 2003) for the creation of the HALDE (French Equal Opportunities and Anti-Discrimination Commission), former Defense of Human Rights

2003
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Meeting with Bernard Kouchner, former French Doctor in Biafra and former Cabinet Minister

2004
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Publication of her autobiographical narrative « La Petite fille qui dansait dans sa tête » (prefaced by B. Kouchner) – Archipel éditions

2010
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Lauching of the Endowment Fund “Never Forget Biafra”

2012
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Publication in paperback: Wounded Princess

2019