Ahmadu Bello
Nigerian politician
Died when: 55 years 216 days (667 months)Star Sign: Gemini
Ahmadu Ibrahim Bello, Sardauna of Sokoto (12 June 1910–15 January 1966), knighted as Sir Ahmadu Bello, was a conservative Nigerian statesman who masterminded Northern Nigeria through the independence of Nigeria in 1960 and served as its first and only premier from 1954 until his assassination in 1966, in which capacity he dominated national affairs for over a decade.
He was also the leader of the Northern People's Congress, the ruling party at the time consisting of the Hausa–Fulani elite.
He had previously been elected into the regional legislature and later became a government minister.A member of the Sokoto Caliphate dynasty, he made attempts at becoming Sultan of Sokoto before later joining politics.
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