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|children = |relations = Ngozi Azikiwe , Amaka Azikiwe , Obiora Azikiwe |party = |alma_mater = |vicepresident = |religion = Christianity }} Chief Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe, P.C. (16 November 1904 – 11 May 1996), usually referred to as Nnamdi Azikiwe, was one of the leading figures of modern Nigerian nationalism. He was head of state of Nigeria from 1963 to 1966. He served as the second and last Governor-General from 1960 to 1963 and the first President of Nigeria from 1963 to 1966, holding the presidency throughout the Nigerian First Republic. ==Early life== Azikiwe was born on 16 November 1904, in Zungeru, Northern Nigeria. His parents were Igbo; his father Obed-Edom Chukwuemeka Azikiwe (1879–1958), a clerk in the British Administration of Nigeria and his mother was Rachel Chinwe Azikiwe.〔 Nnamdi means "My father is alive" in the Igbo language. After studying at Hope Waddell Training Institute, Calabar, and Methodist Boys High School Lagos, Azikiwe went to the United States. While there he attended Howard University, Washington DC,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Biography of Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe ) 〕 before enrolling and graduating from Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, in 1930. He obtained a master's degree in Religion from Lincoln University in 1932 and another master's degree in Anthropology from University of Pennsylvania in 1934.〔http://www.onlinenigeria.com/zik.asp〕 He worked as an instructor at Lincoln before returning to Nigeria. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nnamdi Azikiwe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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