Nationality Nigerian Role Nnamdi Azikiwe's son | Name Chukwuma Azikiwe Siblings Chukwuemeka Azikiwe | |
Full Name Chukwuma Bamidele Azikiwe Title Owelle-Osowa-Anya of Onitsha Relatives Deborah Adadevoh (cousin) Died May 10, 2015, Onitsha, Nigeria Parents Flora Azikiwe, Nnamdi Azikiwe Grandparents Rachel Ogbenyeanu Azikiwe, Obed-Edom Chukwuemeka Azikiwe People also search for Nnamdi Azikiwe, Jayzik Azikiwe | ||
Alma mater Harvard Business School Occupation Politician
businessman | ||
Chukwuma Bamidele Azikiwe (February 1940 – 10 May 2015) was a Nigerian diplomat and political figure. He was the second Owelle-Osowa-Anya of Onitsha and the eldest son of President Nnamdi Azikiwe.
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Education and political career
Azikiwe studied and graduated from Harvard Business School in 1964. He ran unsuccessfully for the Social Democratic Party Anambra State gubernatorial nomination in 1991. After his father died in 1996, he succeeded him as the second Owelle-Osowa-Anya of Onitsha.
Death
Azikiwe died at Borommeo Hospital in Onitsha on 10 May 2015 at the age of 75. He is said to have suffered from respiratory ailments prior to his death.
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