Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Nigerian_National_Congress
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkbp:birthDate December 1912
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Lagos,_Nigeria
gptkbp:celebrates National_holidays_in_Nigeria
gptkbp:children gptkb:Abubakar_Tafawa_Balewa_Jr.
gptkbp:civicEngagement Promoting civic responsibility
Promoting_education_in_Nigeria
gptkbp:community_service Improving healthcare access
gptkbp:contribution Advocating_for_Nigerian_unity
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influencing_Nigerian_literature
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Celebrated_in_Nigerian_music_and_arts
gptkbp:deathDate January 15, 1966
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations Strengthening_Nigeria's_foreign_relations
gptkbp:economicActivity Promoting agricultural development
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_London
Expanding access to education
gptkbp:energyEfficiency Promoting energy independence
gptkbp:environmentalImpact Promoting sustainable agriculture
gptkbp:famousPerson The_Life_and_Times_of_Abubakar_Tafawa_Balewa
gptkbp:famousQuote "We must beware of needless innovations."
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Nigerian_Civil_War
gptkbp:historicalImpact Inspiring_future_Nigerian_leaders
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:Nigerian_Independence_Constitution
First leader of independent Nigeria
Honored_in_Nigerian_history_books
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
gptkbp:influence Post-colonial_African_politics
gptkbp:influencedBy British_colonial_rule
gptkbp:internationalRelations Relations_with_the_United_Kingdom
Non-alignment_during_the_Cold_War
gptkbp:involved Nigerian_independence_movement
gptkbp:knownFor Leading_Nigeria_to_independence
gptkbp:legacy First Prime Minister of Nigeria
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Hausa-Fulani
Nigerian
gptkbp:placeOfDeath Maitama_Cemetery,_Abuja
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:National_Council_of_Nigeria_and_the_Cameroons
Advocating for women's rights
Ethnic_tensions_in_Nigeria
gptkbp:politicalPosition gptkb:Pan-Africanism
Alliances with regional leaders
Influence_on_Nigerian_democracy
gptkbp:politicalRole 1940s
1966
gptkbp:positionHeld Prime_Minister_of_Nigeria
gptkbp:predecessor Nnamdi Azikiwe
gptkbp:publicSpeaking Oratorical skills
gptkbp:religion Islam
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Hajiya_Balewa
gptkbp:successor Nnamdi Azikiwe
gptkbp:termEnd 1966
gptkbp:termStart 1960
gptkbp:transportation Developing_infrastructure_in_Nigeria
gptkbp:youth_development Encouraging youth participation in politics