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President of Nigeria from to

For other uses, see Nnamdi Azikiwe (disambiguation).

Nnamdi Benjamin Azikiwe (16 November – 11 May ),^[2] commonly referred to as Zik of Africa, was a Nigerian politician, statesman, and revolutionary leader who served as the 3rd and first black governor-general of Nigeria from to and the first president of Nigeria during the First Nigerian Republic (–).^[3] He is widely regarded as the father of Nigerian nationalism as well as one of the major driving forces behind the country's independence in ^[4][5][6]

Born in Zungeru in present-day Niger State to Igbo parents from Onitsha, Anambra State, Azikiwe learned to speak Hausa which was the main indigenous language of the Northern Region.

He was later sent to live with his aunt and grandmother in his hometown Onitsha, where he learnt Igbo language.^[7] Living in Lagos State exposed him to learning the Yoruba language, and by th