Josaiah Ndubuisi Wachuku
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Josaiah Ndubuisi Wachuku // (also spelled Josiah Wachukwu) was king, paramount chief, servant leader and Eze of Ngwa-land – in the then Aba Division of Eastern Nigeria – during British colonial times.[1][2]
He was the father of Jaja Wachuku,[3] the first Nigerian speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, the first Nigerian ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations, and first Nigerian minister of foreign affairs.[4][unreliable source?]
References
- ^ Akwaranwa, Emmanuel Nwaobilor (1988). A Politico-cultural History of Ngwa and Ukwa People of Imo State of Nigeria: From Pre-colonial Times to 1984. South Africa: Government Printer. ISBN 9789783059610.
- ^ Martin, Susan M. (2006). Palm Oil and Protest: An Economic History of the Ngwa Region, South-Eastern Nigeria, 1800-1980. Vol. 59 (Illustrated and Reprinted ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 224. ISBN 9780521025577.
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ignored (help) - ^ Omotayo, Joseph (26 May 2021). "Jaja Wachuku: 6 Facts About Nigeria's 1st Ambassador Who Protested Racism at UN by 'Pretending to Sleep'". Legit.ng. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Wachuku, Jaja Anucha (Jawach)". Biographical Dictionary. Archived from the original on 20 February 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
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