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Abubakar Tafawa Balewa

1912–1966 · 20th century

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was a Nigerian politician of the Northern People's Congress who became federal prime minister in 1957 and led Nigeria to independence on 1 October 1960. He remained prime minister of the independent federation until he was killed in the military coup of January 1966.

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa — Image: Eliot Elisofon · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Colonial Nigeria

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/abubakar-tafawa-balewa
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