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Azikiwe

American  
[ah-zee-kee-wey] / ˌɑ ziˈki weɪ /

noun

  1. Nnamdi Zik, 1904–1996, Nigerian statesman: president 1963–66.


Azikiwe British  
/ ˌɑːziːˈkiːweɪ /

noun

  1. Nnamdi ( ə nˈnæmdɪ) 1904–96, Nigerian statesman; first president of Nigeria (1963–66)

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That’s how Azikiwe Mohammed has placed the central piece of furniture in his exhibition, “Shared Words, Split Catfish and Sweet Tea: An Open Platform for Discussion.”

From Washington Post • May 13, 2022

An Arik airline flight takes off from the domestic wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, Nigeria July 8, 2020.

From Reuters • May 8, 2022

She arrived at Nnamdi Azikiwe international Airport in Abuja on 16 November.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2022

Nnamdi Azikiwe, a Nigerian recently returned to the continent who became its editor, imagined it as a place for conversation, where Accra’s literate population could come together.

From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2022

Peters, 36, said most of the corpses and the few badly injured victims were evacuated to the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital in Nnewi.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2015