Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sir_Abubakar_Tafawa_Balewa
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_London_Institute_of_Education
gptkb:Barewa_College
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Grand_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Federal_Republic
gptkbp:birthDate 1912-12-15
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Bauchi,_Nigeria
gptkbp:causeOfDeath gptkb:murder
gptkbp:children gptkb:Yakubu_Tafawa_Balewa
gptkbp:currencyAppearance gptkb:Nigerian_five_naira_note
gptkbp:deathDate 1966-01-15
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Lagos,_Nigeria
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Gere
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Abubakar_Tafawa_Balewa
gptkbp:honorificPrefix Sir
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
gptkbp:knownFor First Prime Minister of Nigeria
gptkbp:languageSpoken English
Hausa
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Tafawa_Balewa_Square
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Nigerian
gptkbp:notableWork Nigeria's independence movement
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:teacher
politician
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Northern_People's_Congress
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_Nigeria
gptkbp:predecessor office established
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Tafawa_Balewa_Tomb,_Bauchi,_Nigeria
gptkbp:signature Abubakar_Tafawa_Balewa_Signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jummai_Tafawa_Balewa
gptkb:Umma_Tafawa_Balewa
gptkb:Zainab_Tafawa_Balewa
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Johnson_Aguiyi-Ironsi
gptkbp:termEnd 1966-01-15
gptkbp:termStart 1960-10-01
gptkbp:title gptkb:Sardauna_of_Bauchi
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Northern_Region,_Nigeria
gptkb:Barewa_College
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6