Zik

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Zik is the popular nickname of Nnamdi Azikiwe, a leading Nigerian nationalist and the first President of Nigeria.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Zik canonical 2
Zik of Africa 1
“Zik of Africa” 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human
awardReceived Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic
causeOfDeath illness
countryOfCitizenship Nigeria
dateOfBirth 1904-11-16
dateOfDeath 1996-05-11
educatedAt Howard University
Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)
University of Pennsylvania
ethnicGroup Igbo people
familyName Azikiwe
founded National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons
West African Pilot
givenName Nnamdi
hasMonument Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
Nnamdi Azikiwe Mausoleum
Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
headOfStateOf Nigeria
honorificTitle Owelle of Onitsha
linked to: Obi of Onitsha
influencedBy Pan-Africanism
knownFor being the first President of Nigeria
role in Nigeria's independence
languageSpoken English
Igbo
memberOf National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons
movement Nigerian nationalism
name Nnamdi Azikiwe
nickname Zik
notableWork West African Pilot
occupation journalist
nationalist
politician
placeOfBirth Zungeru, Northern Nigeria Protectorate
placeOfDeath Enugu, Nigeria
linked to: Enugu
politicalIdeology African nationalism
Pan-Africanism
positionHeld Chancellor of the University of Lagos
Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Governor-General of Nigeria
Premier of Eastern Nigeria
President of Nigeria
Senate President of Nigeria
religion Christianity
residence Enugu
Lagos
sexOrGender male

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nnamdi Azikiwe alsoKnownAs Zik of Africa
linked to: Zik
Nnamdi Azikiwe isKnownAs “Zik of Africa”
subject linked to: Nnamdi
linked to: Zik
Zik nickname Zik