Nnamdi Azikiwe
Nnamdi Azikiwe
Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe, P.C., usually referred to as Nnamdi Azikiwe or Zik, was one of the leading figures of modern Nigerian nationalism. He served as the second and last Governor-General of Nigeria from 1960 to 1963 and the first President of Nigeria from 1963 to 1966, holding the presidency throughout the Nigerian First Republic. Born in Zungeru, in present-day Niger State, Azikiwe learned to speak Hausa, the main indigenous language of the Northern Region at an early age. He later...
NationalityNigerian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth16 November 1904
CountryNigeria
No matter how old an individual may be, no matter if he is young or old, if he thinks in accordance with the times he is immortal.
Despite the mythic heights to which he was raised, Azikiwe was nothing if not pragmatic, a realist always conscious of his limits and ever eager to extract all that was possible from that limited horizon.