Nnamdi Azikiwe information

The Right Honourable
Nnamdi Azikiwe
GCFR PC
The Right Honourable Nnamdi Azikiwe GCFR PC
	Nnamdi Azikiwe c. 1963
1st President of Nigeria
	In office; 1 October 1963 – 16 January 1966
Prime Minister	Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Senate President	Nwafor Orizu
Preceded by	Position established (Elizabeth II ; as Queen of Nigeria)
Succeeded by	Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi ; (as Military head of state)
3rd Governor-General of Nigeria
	In office; 16 November 1960 – 1 October 1963
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	James Robertson
Succeeded by	Position abolished
1st President of the Senate of Nigeria
	In office; 1 January 1960 – 1 October 1960
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Dennis Osadebay
Premier of Eastern Nigeria
	In office; 1 October 1954 – 1 October 1959
Preceded by	Eyo Ita
Succeeded by	Michael Okpara
2nd President of National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons
	In office; May 1946 – November 1960
Preceded by	Herbert Macaulay
Succeeded by	Michael Okpara
Chancellor of University of Nigeria
	In office; 1961–1966
Chancellor of University of Lagos
	In office; 1972–1976
Personal details
Born	Nnamdi Benjamin Azikiwe; 16 November 1904; Zungeru, Northern Nigeria Protectorate
Died	11 May 1996 (aged 91); Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria
Political party	National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC); Nigerian People's Party (NPP);
Spouses	Flora Ogoegbunam (m. 1936; died 1983); Uche Ewah (m. 1973);
Children	7 Chukwuma Azikiwe; Emeka A. Azikiwe; Nwachukwu Azikiwe; Ngozi Azikiwe; Molokwu Azikiwe; Uwakwe Azikiwe; Jayzik Azikiwe;
Parents	Rachel Chinwe Ogbenyeanu (mother); Obed-Edom Chukwuemeka Azikiwe (father);
Alma mater	Storer College; Howard University; Lincoln University; University of Pennsylvania;
Occupation	Lawyer; Journalist; Sportman; Politician; Statesman;
Known for	Pan Africanism; Struggle for Nigeria Independence; Father of Nation;

Nnamdi Benjamin Azikiwe, GCFR PC (16 November 1904 – 11 May 1996),^[2] usually referred to Zik, was a Nigerian politician, statesman, and revolutionary leader who served as the 3rd governor-general of Nigeria from 1960 to 1963 and the 1st president of Nigeria during the First Nigerian Republic (1963–1966).^[3] He is regarded as the "father of Nigerian nationalism", for driving force behind the nation's independence.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Born in Zungeru in present-day Niger State to Igbo parents from Onitsha, Anambra State, he learned to speak Hausa (the main indigenous language of the Northern Region). Azikiwe was later sent to live with his aunt and grandmother in Onitsha, where he learnt Igbo language.^[7] Staying in Lagos also exposed him to Yoruba; by the time he was in college, he had been exposed to different Nigerian cultures and spoke three languages (an asset as president).

Azikiwe travelled to the United States where he was called Ben Azikiwe and attended Storer College, Columbia University, the University of Pennsylvania and Howard University. He contacted colonial authorities with a request to represent Nigeria at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics since he was also a sportsperson.^[8] He returned to Africa in 1934, where he began work as a journalist in Gold Coast. In British West Africa, he advocated for Nigerian and African nationalism while working as a journalist and a political leader.^[9]^[10]

^ Nuhu Musa, Jamila. "Flora Azikiwe: Nigeria' maiden First Lady at a glance". People's Daily. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
^ "Nnamdi Azikiwe | president of Nigeria | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Britannica. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ French, Howard W. (14 May 1996). "Nnamdi Azikiwe, the First President of Nigeria, Dies at 91". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
^ "Heroes of the struggle for Nigeria's independence/pioneer political". The Guardian. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
^ "On this day in 1904 Dr. Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe, was born in Zungeru, Niger State, North-Central Nigeria". Jay FM. 16 November 2017. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
^ Crowcroft, Barnaby (2020), Kumarasingham, H. (ed.), "The Radical Nationalist as Constitutional Head of State: Nigeria, 1960–66", Viceregalism: The Crown as Head of State in Political Crises in the Postwar Commonwealth, Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 179–202, doi:10.1007/978-3-030-46283-3_7, ISBN 978-3-030-46283-3, S2CID 226564363
^ chuku, gloria (1 January 2011), "Azikiwe, Benjamin Nnamdi", Dictionary of African Biography, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780195382075.013.0239 (inactive 18 February 2024), ISBN 978-0-19-538207-5, retrieved 13 December 2023{{citation}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of February 2024 (link)
^ Flint, John E. (1999). "'Managing nationalism': The colonial office and Nnamdi Azikiwe, 1932–43". The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History. 27 (2): 143–158. doi:10.1080/03086539908583061.
^ "Azikiwe fights for Africa". New York Amsterdam News. 7 January 1950 – via ProQuest.
^ "Nigeria@63: Meet citizens whose actions affected country since Independence". Daily Times Nigeria. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.

[1] Nuhu Musa, Jamila. "Flora Azikiwe: Nigeria' maiden First Lady at a glance". People's Daily. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.

[britannica.com-2] "Nnamdi Azikiwe | president of Nigeria | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Britannica. Retrieved 26 March 2022.

[3] French, Howard W. (14 May 1996). "Nnamdi Azikiwe, the First President of Nigeria, Dies at 91". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 6 December 2023.

[4] "Heroes of the struggle for Nigeria's independence/pioneer political". The Guardian. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2022.

[5] "On this day in 1904 Dr. Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe, was born in Zungeru, Niger State, North-Central Nigeria". Jay FM. 16 November 2017. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.

[6] Crowcroft, Barnaby (2020), Kumarasingham, H. (ed.), "The Radical Nationalist as Constitutional Head of State: Nigeria, 1960–66", Viceregalism: The Crown as Head of State in Political Crises in the Postwar Commonwealth, Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 179–202, doi:10.1007/978-3-030-46283-3_7, ISBN 978-3-030-46283-3, S2CID 226564363

[7] uku, gloria (1 January 2011), "Azikiwe, Benjamin Nnamdi", Dictionary of African Biography, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780195382075.013.0239 (inactive 18 February 2024), ISBN 978-0-19-538207-5, retrieved 13 December 2023{{citation}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of February 2024 (link)

[8] Flint, John E. (1999). "'Managing nationalism': The colonial office and Nnamdi Azikiwe, 1932–43". The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History. 27 (2): 143–158. doi:10.1080/03086539908583061.

[9] "Azikiwe fights for Africa". New York Amsterdam News. 7 January 1950 – via ProQuest.

[10] "Nigeria@63: Meet citizens whose actions affected country since Independence". Daily Times Nigeria. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.

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Nnamdi Azikiwe c. 1963

1st President of Nigeria
In office 1 October 1963 – 16 January 1966
Prime Minister	Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Senate President	Nwafor Orizu
Preceded by	Position established (Elizabeth II as Queen of Nigeria)
Succeeded by	Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi (as Military head of state)
3rd Governor-General of Nigeria
In office 16 November 1960 – 1 October 1963
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	James Robertson
Succeeded by	Position abolished
1st President of the Senate of Nigeria
In office 1 January 1960 – 1 October 1960
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Dennis Osadebay
Premier of Eastern Nigeria
In office 1 October 1954 – 1 October 1959
Preceded by	Eyo Ita
Succeeded by	Michael Okpara
2nd President of National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons
In office May 1946 – November 1960
Preceded by	Herbert Macaulay
Succeeded by	Michael Okpara
Chancellor of University of Nigeria
In office 1961–1966
Chancellor of University of Lagos
In office 1972–1976

Personal details
Born	Nnamdi Benjamin Azikiwe (1904-11-16)16 November 1904 Zungeru, Northern Nigeria Protectorate
Died	11 May 1996(1996-05-11) (aged 91) Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria
Political party	National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC) Nigerian People's Party (NPP)
Spouses	Flora Ogoegbunam (m. 1936; died 1983) Uche Ewah (m. 1973) ^[1]
Children	7 Chukwuma Azikiwe Emeka A. Azikiwe Nwachukwu Azikiwe Ngozi Azikiwe Molokwu Azikiwe Uwakwe Azikiwe Jayzik Azikiwe
Parents	Rachel Chinwe Ogbenyeanu (mother) Obed-Edom Chukwuemeka Azikiwe (father)
Alma mater	Storer College Howard University Lincoln University University of Pennsylvania
Occupation	Lawyer Journalist Sportman Politician Statesman
Known for	Pan Africanism Struggle for Nigeria Independence Father of Nation