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Michael Iheonukara Okpara
Premier of Eastern Nigeria
In office 1 October 1959 – 15 January 1966
Preceded by
Nnamdi Azikiwe
Succeeded by
Position abolished
Personal details
Born
25 December 1920 Umuahia, Southern Region, British Nigeria
Michael Iheonukara Okpara//ⓘ(25 December 1920 – 17 December 1984) was a Nigerian politician and Premier of Eastern Nigeria during the First Republic, from 1959 to 1966.[1] At 39, he was the nation's youngest Premier. He was a strong advocate of what he called "pragmatic socialism" and believed that agricultural reform was crucial to the ultimate success of Nigeria.[2]
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