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About Nnamdi Azikiwe
Nnamdi Benjamin Azikiwe PC, commonly referred to as Zik of Africa, was a Nigerian politician, statesman, and revolutionary leader who served as the first native 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, the founding father of Nigeria, as well as one of the major driving forces behind the country's independence in 1960.
Everything about Nnamdi Azikiwe →- Occupation
- writer, politician, journalist
- Position held
- President of Nigeria, President of the Senate of Nigeria, Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Governor-General of Nigeria
- Citizenship
- Nigeria
- Born
- November 16, 1904
- Died
- May 11, 1996