Sir abubakar tafawa balewa pictures

Prime Minister of Nigeria

Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was born in the village of Tafawa Balewa in the modern Bauchi area of northeastern Nigeria.

He trained as a teacher, and was a respected member of the elite of the northern region of Nigeria after the end of World War II. He was a founding member of the conservative Northern Peoples’ Congress, and acted as its vice president.

Although he taught for many years, Balewa’s importance in the political history of modern Nigeria was in the area of politics during the struggle for independence and immediately after, when he was Nigeria’s first indigenous prime minister (1960-1966).

Before independence, Balewa was appointed central minister of works, transportation, and prime minister in the era of the transfer of power (1952-1960).

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