Akanu Ibiam

E1026388

Akanu Ibiam was a Nigerian medical doctor, statesman, and former Governor of Eastern Nigeria, known for his prominent role in the country’s early post-independence history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian missionary
Nigerian politician
diplomat
human
medical doctor
statesman
appointedBy Nnamdi Azikiwe NERFINISHED
awardReceived Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George NERFINISHED
Knight of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Nigeria
dateOfBirth 1906-11-29
dateOfDeath 1995-07-01
educatedAt Hope Waddell Training Institute NERFINISHED
Scottish medical schools NERFINISHED
University of Glasgow
University of St Andrews NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Igbo people NERFINISHED
familyName Ibiam NERFINISHED
givenName Akanu NERFINISHED
Francis NERFINISHED
hasHonorificTitle KBE NERFINISHED
KCMG NERFINISHED
hasPart Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Unwana (named after him) NERFINISHED
Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu (named after him) NERFINISHED
honorificPrefix Dr
Sir
involvedIn Nigerian Civil War peace efforts
Nigerian independence era politics
knownFor advocacy for peace during the Nigerian Civil War
medical missionary work
serving as Governor of Eastern Nigeria after independence
memberOf Presbyterian Church of Nigeria NERFINISHED
name Francis Akanu Ibiam NERFINISHED
occupation diplomat
missionary
physician
politician
officeEndTime 1966
officeStartTime 1960
placeOfBirth Afikpo area NERFINISHED
Unwana NERFINISHED
present-day Ebonyi State
placeOfDeath Unwana NERFINISHED
positionHeld Governor of Eastern Region, Nigeria
religion Christianity
Presbyterian Church NERFINISHED
residence Eastern Region, Nigeria NERFINISHED
Unwana NERFINISHED
workLocation Eastern Nigeria NERFINISHED
Unwana NERFINISHED

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