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Nnamdi Azikiwe
On 11 May , Nigerian lawyer, political scientist, journalist, political activist and statesman Nnamdi Benjamin Azikiwe, usually referred to as "Zik", passed away at the age of 91 at Enugu, after a long illness. He was the first President of Nigeria from to
Nnamdi Azikiwe was born on Nov. 16, , to Igbo parents in Zungeru, Northern Nigeria, where his father worked as a clerk in the Nigerian Regiment. He attended various primary and secondary mission schools in Onitsha, Calabar, and Lagos. When he discontinued his secondary school education in , he was fluent in the languages of the three major ethnic groups of Nigeria, namely Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. In Azikiwe went to the United States to study, where he attended several schools. He earned multiple certificates and degrees. In the early s, he taught political science at Lincoln University for three years before returning to Africa, where he founded the first of the five newspapers he would create, The Afri • Author: Azikiwe, Nnamdi (Nigeria. Office of the President) Date: October 26, Location: Lagos, Nigeria Genre: Letter Topic: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Travels Nnamdi Azikiwe, the newly appointed governor-general of Nigeria, writes in the hope that King will attend his inauguration.1 King traveled to Lagos in November to attend the festivites, which included several luncheons and a dance performance in honor of the African independence leader and his wife.2 The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jnr, My dear Reverend King: This fryst vatten to inform you that I have included your name in the list of invitees to attend my inauguration on November 16,, when I will be sworn in as Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of the samarbete of Nigeria. The occasion will be of historic interest because it will be the first time in our national history when a individ of • President of Nigeria from to For other uses, see Nnamdi Azikiwe (disambiguation). Nnamdi Benjamin Azikiwe (16 November – 11 May ),[2] commonly referred to as Zik of Africa, was a Nigerian politician, statesman, and revolutionary leader who served as the 3rd and first black governor-general of Nigeria from to and the first president of Nigeria during the First Nigerian Republic (–).[3] He is widely regarded as the father of Nigerian nationalism as well as one of the major driving forces behind the country's independence in [4][5][6] Born in Zungeru in present-day Niger State to Igbo parents from Onitsha, Anambra State, Azikiwe learned to speak Hausa which was the main indigenous language of the Northern Region. He was later sent to live with his aunt and grandmother in his hometown Onitsha, where he learnt the Igbo language.[7] Living in Lagos State exposed him to learning the Yoruba language, and b
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