Nnambi Azikiwe Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Nnambi Azikiwe, based on 7 World History Database records associated with Nigeria.

7 records1954–19795 events0 places

Chronological biography

1954

Prime Minister of Nigeria1954

Government / Government of Nigeria · Prime Minister of Nigeria

Appointed Prime Minister of Eastern Nigeria

1960

GovernorOctober 1960

Government / Government of Nigeria · Governor of General

Appointed Governor of General of Nigeria

1963

President of NigeriaOctober 1963

Government / Government of Nigeria · President of Nigeria

Appointed President of Nigeria

1966

CoupOctober 1966

Government / Government of Nigeria · President of Nigeria

Deposed in a coup led by Ibo officers

CoupOctober 1966

Revolution / Revolution of Nigeria · President of Nigeria

Deposed in a coup led by Ibo officers

CoupOctober 1966

Warfare / Military · President of Nigeria

Deposed in a coup led by Ibo officers

1979

ElectionOctober 1979

Politics / Nigerian Peoples Party · Party Leader of NPP

Defeated by the National Party

Titles and roles

Governor of General · Party Leader of NPP · President of Nigeria · Prime Minister of Nigeria

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.