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Nnamdi Azikiwe

1904 - 1996

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Nnamdi Benjamin Azikiwe, PC (16 November 1904 – 11 May 1996), 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 1960 to 1963 and the first president of Nigeria during the First Nigerian Republic (1963–1966). 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 1960. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nnamdi Azikiwe is the 13,524th most popular politician (up from 13,701st in 2019), the 35th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 34th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Nigerian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Nnamdi Azikiwe ranks 13,524 out of 19,576. Before him are José Pardo y Barreda, Perry Christie, Rafiq Nishonov, Blas Infante, Paul Cambon, and Antonios Kriezis. After him are Frol Kozlov, Chris Watson, Constant Fornerod, Lee Hae-chan, Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck, and Gaius Sosius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Nnamdi Azikiwe ranks 211. Before him are Ancel Keys, José Ruiz, Dick Powell, Jānis Daliņš, Kenneth Bainbridge, and Ladislav Ženíšek. After him are Sven Thofelt, Gavriil Popov, Richard Addinsell, Alfredo Brilhante da Costa, Alexander Gerschenkron, and Fernando Lopez. Among people deceased in 1996, Nnamdi Azikiwe ranks 190. Before him are Lew Ayres, Léo Malet, Kiyoshi Atsumi, José Lázaro Robles, Kenneth Bainbridge, and François Picard. After him are Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Johan Kraag, Kusuo Kitamura, Eno Raud, José Sasía, and Harry Andersson.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Nnamdi Azikiwe ranks 35 out of 309. Before him are Tony Allen (1940), Aliko Dangote (1957), Shehu Shagari (1925), Goodluck Jonathan (1957), Emmanuel Amunike (1970), and Rashidi Yekini (1963). After him are Ibrahim Babangida (1941), Yakubu (1982), John Onaiyekan (1944), Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912), Yemi Osinbajo (1957), and Taribo West (1974).

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Among POLITICIANS In Nigeria

Among politicians born in Nigeria, Nnamdi Azikiwe ranks 12. Before him are Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (1951), Sani Abacha (1943), Moshood Abiola (1937), Yakubu Gowon (1934), Shehu Shagari (1925), and Goodluck Jonathan (1957). After him are Ibrahim Babangida (1941), Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912), Yemi Osinbajo (1957), Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi (1924), Abdulsalami Abubakar (1942), and Muhammadu Maccido (1928).

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