15 January 1966(1966-01-15) (aged 53) near Lagos, Nigeria
Resting place
Tafawa Balewa's tomb
Political party
Northern People's Congress
Alma mater
Barewa College
University of London Institute of Education
Occupation
Politician
Sir Abubakar Tafawa BalewaKBE PC (December 1912 – 15 January 1966) was a Nigerian politician who served as the first and only prime minister of Nigeria upon independence.[3] A conservative Anglophile, he favoured maintaining close ties with the British. During his first few years in office as prime minister, Nigeria was a constitutional monarchy with Elizabeth II reigning as Queen of Nigeria, until Nigeria became a republic in 1963.[4] He was both a defender of Northern special interests and an advocate of Nigerian reform and unity.[5]
^Post, Ken (18 December 1963). "The Nigerian Federal Election of 1959: Politics and Administration in a Developing Political System".
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