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Nnamdi Azikiwe

Born on November 16, 1904

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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 first native governor-general of Nigeria from 1960 to 1963 and the first president of Nigeria during the First Nigerian Republic…

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