Balewa
Americannoun
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Early in the solo, he plays the tape of a speech that Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, the first prime minister of Nigeria, gave when his country achieved independence from Britain.
From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2022
On the title track, with Monife Balewa singing high, open tones in the distance, the chords of the pianist Kino Cornwell balance up against a tumbling flow of percussion.
From New York Times • Sep. 18, 2020
Indeed, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Nigeria’s first prime minister, closed his speech at Nigeria’s independence ceremony with the words, “God Save Our Queen”.
From Economist • Aug. 18, 2016
In January 1966, five years after independence, a group led by Eastern army officers toppled the Northern-dominated regime of Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa and exposed the raw nerves of those ancient rivalries.
From Time Magazine Archive
“I have told you that Balewa simply did it because he wants the North Africans to like him,” Professor Ezeka said.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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