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Nnamdi Benjamin Azikiwe, commonly referred to as Zik, was a Nigerian politician, statesman, and revolutionary leader who served as the 3rd and first black governor-general of Nigeria from 1960 to 1963 and the first president of Nigeria during the First Nigerian Republic. He is widely regarded as the father of Nigerian nationalism as well as one of the major driving forces behind the country's independence in 1960. Wikipedia