SPEECHES IN GLOBAL AFRICAN HISTORY
Pan African Congress, Speakers, Brussels, Belgium, 1921 (www.library.umass.edu)
(1959) Nnamdi Azikiwe Speaks on the Role of Nigeria and other African States in World Politics
On July 31, 1959, Nigeria was slightly more than a year away from full independence from Great Britain. On that...
(1949) Nnamdi Azikiwe Speaks before the British Peace Conference in London
Nigerian independence leader Nnamdi Azikiwe appeared before the Plenary Session of the British Peace Congress held in London on October...
(1955) Nnamdi Azikiwe, “The University of Nigeria Speech”
On May 18, 1955 the Eastern House of Assembly, the regional legislature for Eastern Nigeria, moved a resolution to established...
(1953) Nnamdi Azikiwe, “Speech on Secession”
In 1953 when Northern Nigerians were beginning to consider secession from the Nigerian colony that would soon be a nation,...
(1959) Nnamdi Azikiwe Honors Kwame Nkrumah on his Visit to Eastern Nigeria
In 1957 Ghana became the first nation in sub-Saharan Africa to win its independence from a colonial power (Great Britain). ...
(1949) Nnamdi Azikiwe, “Address to the Ibo People”
In the following address given eleven years before Nigerian independence, Nnamdi Azikiwe calls for self-determination for the Ibo as they...
(1963) Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, “Chancellor’s Address at the University of Ibadan”
On November 17, 1948 the University of Ibadan became the first modern institution of higher education in Nigeria when it...
(1963) Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, “Addis Ababa”
What follows is the speech by Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa on the occasion of the creation of the Organization of...
(1960) Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, “Independence Day”
On Saturday, October 1, 1960, Nigeria became an independent nation. What follows is Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa’s speech delivered at...
