| LC control no. | n 50029827 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Azikiwe, Nnamdi, 1904-1996 |
| Variant(s) | Azikiwe, Benjamin Nnamdi, 1904-1996 Zik, 1904-1996 |
| Associated country | Nigeria |
| Birth date | 1904-11-16 |
| Death date | 1996-05-11 |
| Place of birth | Zungeru (Nigeria) |
| Place of death | Enugu (Nigeria) |
| Affiliation | Nigerian Youth Movement Nigeria. Nigerian Army Nigerian People's Party University of Nigeria, Nsukka Lincoln University (Pa.) Zik's Press Ltd. (Nigeria) |
| Profession or occupation | Journalists Philosophers Governors general Presidents Nigeria--Officials and employees |
| Found in | Author's Liberia in world politics, 1934. Uwanaka, C.U. Zik and Awo in political storm, 1982 or 1983: p. 7, etc. (Zik, pet name; Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe) One hundred quotable quotes and poems ... c1996: t.p. (Nnamdi Azikiwe) p. vii (d. May 11, 1996) Zik : testimonies to a great African, 2006: p. i (Nnamdi Azikiwe, 1904-1996) Dictionary of African Biography, accessed December 8, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Azikiwe, Benjamin Nnamdi; Zik; journalist, philosopher, president of Nigeria; born in 1905 in Nigeria; associate's degree from Howard University, bachelor's and master's degrees from Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, master's degree from the University of Pennsylvania (1925-1934); taught political science, African history and politics at Lincoln University (1931); editor of The African Morning Post, Accra, Gold Coast (1935-1937); started the first press conglomerate, Zik's Press Ltd. in Nigeria, vice president the Nigerian Youth Movement (NYM) (1938-1941); co-founded the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC) (1944) and became a leader of the party (1946); won one of the Lagos seats of the Legislative Council (1948-1951); elected into the Western Nigerian House of Assembly (1952); was forced to leave Lagos and return to the Eastern Region (1954-1959); was a president of the Nigerian Senate (1960), the first indigenous governor-general and commander-in-chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces; the first president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1963-1966); formed the Nigerian Peoples Party (NPP) and became its presidential candidate (1979); founded the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) (1960); recipient of the Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR), Nigeria's highest national honor (1980); died in 1996 in Nigeria) New York times, May 14, 1996: p. B8 (Nnamdi Azikiwe; b. Nov. 16, 1904, Zungeru, northern Nigeria; d. Saturday [May 11, 1996], eastern Nigeria, aged 91) Wikipedia, viewed Mar. 26, 2019 (Nnamdi Azikiwe; b. Nov. 16, 1904, Zungeru, Northern Nigeria Protectorate; d. May 11, 1996, Enugu, Nigeria) |
| Associated language | eng |
| Invalid LCCN | n 85012147 |
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