Igwe Peter Chukwuma Ezenwa, 1926–2018 (aged 92 years)
- Name
- Igwe Peter Chukwuma /Ezenwa/
- Name prefix
- Igwe
- Given names
- Peter Chukwuma
- Surname
- Ezenwa
| Birth | 1926 |
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| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | Ramsey MacDonald from January 22, 1924 to June 7, 1935 (aged 9 years) |
| 31st President of the United States | Herbert Hoover March 4, 1929 (aged 3 years) |
| 32nd President of the United States | Franklin D Roosevelt March 4, 1933 (aged 7 years) |
| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | Stanley Baldwin from June 7, 1935 to May 28, 1937 (aged 11 years) |
| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | Neville Chamberlain from May 28, 1937 to May 10, 1940 (aged 14 years) |
| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | Winston Churchill from May 10, 1940 to July 26, 1945 (aged 19 years) |
| World War 2 | from September 1, 1939 to September 2, 1945 (aged 19 years) |
| 33rd President of the United States | Harry S Truman April 12, 1945 (aged 19 years) |
| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | Clement Atlee from July 26, 1945 to October 26, 1951 (aged 25 years) |
| National Health Service | Free healthcare for all from July 5, 1948 (aged 22 years) |
| Olympic Games | Games of the XIV Olympiad from July 29, 1948 to August 14, 1948 (aged 22 years) |
| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | Winston Churchill from October 26, 1951 to April 6, 1955 (aged 29 years) |
| 34th President of the United States | Dwight D Eisenhower January 20, 1953 (aged 27 years) |
| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | Anthony Eden from April 6, 1955 to January 10, 1957 (aged 31 years) |
| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | Harold Macmillan from January 10, 1957 to October 19, 1963 (aged 37 years) |
| 35th President of the United States | John F Kennedy January 20, 1961 (aged 35 years) |
| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | Alex Douglas-Home from October 19, 1963 to October 16, 1964 (aged 38 years) |
| 36th President of the United States | Lyndon B Johnson November 22, 1963 (aged 37 years) |
| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | Harold Wilson from October 16, 1964 to June 19, 1970 (aged 44 years) |
| 37th President of the United States | Richard Nixon January 20, 1969 (aged 43 years) |
| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | Edward Heath from June 19, 1970 to March 4, 1974 (aged 48 years) |
| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | Harold Wilson from March 4, 1974 to April 5, 1976 (aged 50 years) |
| 38th President of the United States | Gerald Ford August 9, 1974 (aged 48 years) |
| Occupation | Traditional Ruler from 1976 to 2018 (aged 92 years)Employer: Oba Community in Anambra State |
| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | James Callaghan from April 5, 1976 to May 4, 1979 (aged 53 years) |
| 39th President of the United States | Jimmy Carter January 20, 1977 (aged 51 years) |
| Winter of Discontent | Mass industrial action, power cuts and a three-day working week. from October 1978 to February 1979 (aged 53 years) |
| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | Margaret Thatcher from May 4, 1979 to November 28, 1990 (aged 64 years) |
| 40th President of the United States | Ronald Reagan January 20, 1981 (aged 55 years) |
| 41st President of the United States | George H W Bush January 20, 1989 (aged 63 years) |
| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | John Major from November 28, 1990 to May 2, 1997 (aged 71 years) |
| 42nd President of the United States | Bill Clinton January 20, 1993 (aged 67 years) |
| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | Tony Blair from May 2, 1997 to June 27, 2007 (aged 81 years) |
| 43rd President of the United States | George W Bush January 20, 2001 (aged 75 years) |
| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | Gordon Brown from June 27, 2007 to May 11, 2010 (aged 84 years) |
| 44th President of the United States | Barack Obama January 20, 2009 (aged 83 years) |
| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | David Cameron from May 11, 2010 to July 13, 2016 (aged 90 years) |
| Olympic Games | Games of the XXX Olympiad from July 27, 2012 to August 12, 2012 (aged 86 years) |
| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | Theresa May from July 13, 2016 to July 24, 2019 (aged 93 years) |
| 45th President of the United States | Donald Trump January 20, 2017 (aged 91 years) |
| Death | 2018 (aged 92 years) |
| Burial | December 6, 2018 (aged 92 years) Address: Eze Okpoko Mausoleum, Oba Religion: Christian
Source: absradiotv.com Date of entry in original source: December 6, 2018 Quality of data: primary evidence Late Oba Monarch Igwe Okpoko Laid To Rest The remains of the traditional ruler of Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area Igwe Peter Chukwuma Ezenwa have been laid to rest at his country home, Oba. Igwe Ezenwa aged ninety-two, until his demise has been on the throne as the first traditional ruler of Oba for forty-two years. The service held at Saint Peter's Anglican Church Parish, Oba in honour of Igwe Eze Okpoko Oba, was attended by crème de la crème in the society including Ministers, top government functionaries, Archbishops, Bishops, Clergy and Traditional Rulers among others. In a sermon, the Primate, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Reverend Nicholas Okoh described the late Traditional ruler as selfless, resourceful and a servant leader. The primate called on people, especially those aspiring to any leadership position, to imbibe the virtue of servant leadership just like Igwe Eze Okpoko. In a condolence message, Governor Willie Obiano called on the family to bear the loss with fortitude noting that the community and indeed the entire state lost a very big personality. Two sons of Igwe Ezenwa, the Regent of Oba, Chief Noel Ezenwa and Prince Henry Ezenwa who was a former Transition Chairman of Idemili South Council Area appreciated everyone that identified with them during this period of mourning. The body of the late Monarch was later interred in his Eze Okpoko Mausoleum, Oba. |
| himself |
1926–2018
Birth: 1926 — Oba, Idemili South L.G.A, Anambra State, Nigeria Occupation: Traditional Ruler — from 1976 to 2018 — Oba, Idemili South L.G.A, Anambra State, Nigeria Death: 2018 — Oba, Idemili South L.G.A, Anambra State, Nigeria |
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| wife |
1934–2019
Birth: 1934 Nationality: Nigerian — Oba, Idemili South L.G.A, Anambra State, Nigeria Death: December 2019 — Oba, Idemili South L.G.A, Anambra State, Nigeria |
| son |
Prince Noel Ezenwa
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| son |
Henry Ezenwa
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| Burial | absradiotv.com Date of entry in original source: December 6, 2018 Quality of data: primary evidence Late Oba Monarch Igwe Okpoko Laid To Rest The remains of the traditional ruler of Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area Igwe Peter Chukwuma Ezenwa have been laid to rest at his country home, Oba. Igwe Ezenwa aged ninety-two, until his demise has been on the throne as the first traditional ruler of Oba for forty-two years. The service held at Saint Peter's Anglican Church Parish, Oba in honour of Igwe Eze Okpoko Oba, was attended by crème de la crème in the society including Ministers, top government functionaries, Archbishops, Bishops, Clergy and Traditional Rulers among others. In a sermon, the Primate, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Reverend Nicholas Okoh described the late Traditional ruler as selfless, resourceful and a servant leader. The primate called on people, especially those aspiring to any leadership position, to imbibe the virtue of servant leadership just like Igwe Eze Okpoko. In a condolence message, Governor Willie Obiano called on the family to bear the loss with fortitude noting that the community and indeed the entire state lost a very big personality. Two sons of Igwe Ezenwa, the Regent of Oba, Chief Noel Ezenwa and Prince Henry Ezenwa who was a former Transition Chairman of Idemili South Council Area appreciated everyone that identified with them during this period of mourning. The body of the late Monarch was later interred in his Eze Okpoko Mausoleum, Oba. |
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| Source | absradiotv.com Date of entry in original source: December 16, 2018 Text: Author: EJIKE ABANA Quality of data: primary evidence |
| Source | 247ureports.com Citation details: https://247ureports.com/2014/04/igwe-of-oba-defrauds-non-indigenes-as-drums-of-war-echoes/ Date of entry in original source: April 4, 2014 Text: Igwe of Oba Defrauds Non-indigenes As Drums of War Echoes Quality of data: primary evidence |
| Source | Facebook.com Citation details: https://www.facebook.com/spartanarinze/posts/his-majesty-igwe-pc-ezenwa-eze-okpoko-1-of-oba/824551544222581/ Date of entry in original source: September 17, 2020 Quality of data: primary evidence |
| Name | Eze Okpoko 1 of Oba |
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| BurialView | Late Oba Monarch Igwe Okpoko Laid To Rest The remains of the traditional ruler of Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area Igwe Peter Chukwuma Ezenwa have been laid to rest at his country home, Oba. Igwe Ezenwa aged ninety-two, until his demise has been on the throne as the first traditional ruler of Oba for forty-two years. The service held at Saint Peter's Anglican Church Parish, Oba in honour of Igwe Eze Okpoko Oba, was attended by crème de la crème in the society including Ministers, top government functionaries, Archbishops, Bishops, Clergy and Traditional Rulers among others. In a sermon, the Primate, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Reverend Nicholas Okoh described the late Traditional ruler as selfless, resourceful and a servant leader. The primate called on people, especially those aspiring to any leadership position, to imbibe the virtue of servant leadership just like Igwe Eze Okpoko. In a condolence message, Governor Willie Obiano called on the family to bear the loss with fortitude noting that the community and indeed the entire state lost a very big personality. Two sons of Igwe Ezenwa, the Regent of Oba, Chief Noel Ezenwa and Prince Henry Ezenwa who was a former Transition Chairman of Idemili South Council Area appreciated everyone that identified with them during this period of mourning. The body of the late Monarch was later interred in his Eze Okpoko Mausoleum, Oba. |
| Note | Traditional ruler of Oba |
| Note | All roads in Nigeria and beyond will from Monday, the 3rd of December 2018, lead to Oba in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, for the Christian burial of the traditional ruler of Oba, His Majesty, Igwe Peter Chukwuma Ezenwa, MFR, Eze Okpoko the first of Oba, Igwe Ezenwa, a former parliamentarian, industrialist, entrepreneur and renowned philanthropist graciously joined his ancestors on Wednesday, the 16th of March 2018. According to the regent of Oba town, Prince Noel Ezenwa, the Christian burial and the last Ofala of the Igwe will all together take a whole one week beginning from 3rd to 9th December 2018. There would be service of songs and tributes in honour of Eze Okpoko the First on the 3rd of December while the actual Christian service will take place at his home church, the St. Peter’s Anglican Primate and Metropolitan of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Reverend Nicolas Okoh. Apart from the Primate, over twenty Bishops have shown keen interest to actively participate in the burial of a royal father popularly known as “Igwe na-eje uka” meaning a Christian and exemplary traditional ruler. Interment follows after actual Christian service condolence visits continues on 5th, 6th, 7th December of 2018. On Saturday, 8th December, the last Ofala of Eze Okpoko the First would be celebrated in a most auspicious manner befitting the Igwe as the custodian of culture and traditional of Oba people. On the last day of weeklong burial ceremony, being the 9th of December, there would be outing and thanksgiving service for the repose of the gentle soul of the most respected departed Royal Father at St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Oba. |
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