Michael Okpara
politician
- December 25, 1920 · Umuahia
- December 17, 1984
- 63 years
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Michael Okpara, 63, Nigerian politician.
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|Michael Iheonukara Okpara // ⓘ(25 December 1920 – 17 December 1984) was a Nigerian politician and Premier of Eastern Nigeria during the First Republic, from 1959 to 1966. At 39, he was the nation's youngest premier. He was a strong advocate of what he called "pragmatic socialism" and believed that agricultural reform was crucial to the ultimate success of Nigeria.
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