Nnamdi

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Nnamdi is a given name most famously borne by Nnamdi Azikiwe, the first President of Nigeria and a key figure in the country’s independence movement.

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Nnamdi canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf given name
journalist
masculine given name
nationalist leader
politician
countryOfCitizenship Nigeria
diedIn Enugu, Nigeria
linked to: Enugu
diedOn 1996-05-11
educatedAt Howard University
Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)
University of Pennsylvania
fieldOfWork journalism
pan-Africanism
politics
founded West African Pilot
hasAlternativeSpelling Nnamdi (no common Latin-alphabet variants)
hasEthnicGroup Igbo people
hasFamilyName Azikiwe
hasGender masculine
hasGivenName Nnamdi
hasHonor Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (GCFR)
Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON)
hasLanguageOfOrigin Igbo language
linked to: Igbo
hasMeaning “my father lives”
hasMonument Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
hasSignature signature of Nnamdi Azikiwe
hasUsage Igbo people
Nigeria
headOfGovernmentOf Eastern Nigeria
headOfStateOf Nigeria
isAssociatedWith Nigeria
Nigerian independence movement
isKnownAs “Zik of Africa”
linked to: Zik
isKnownFor leading role in Nigeria’s independence movement
isNotableBearer Nnamdi Azikiwe
memberOfPoliticalParty National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons
politicalMovement Nigerian nationalism
Pan-Africanism
positionHeld Governor-General of Nigeria
Premier of Eastern Nigeria
President of Nigeria
religion Christianity
wasBornIn Zungeru, Northern Nigeria Protectorate
wasBornOn 1904-11-16

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Nnamdi Azikiwe givenName Nnamdi
Nnamdi Asomugha givenName Nnamdi
Nnamdi Azikiwe hasGivenName Nnamdi
subject linked to: Nnamdi
Nnamdi Azikiwe givenName Nnamdi
subject linked to: Azikiwe
Zik givenName Nnamdi