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Late Chief Oyiatuigbo Obiagwu, 1857–1955 (aged 98 years)

Name
Late Chief Oyiatuigbo /Obiagwu/
Name prefix
Late Chief
Given names
Oyiatuigbo
Surname
Obiagwu
Birth 1857
Awka-Etiti, Idemili South L.G.A, Anambra State, Nigeria

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from June 25, 1895 to July 12, 1902 (aged 45 years)

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March 4, 1897 (aged 40 years)

The Boer War
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from October 11, 1899 to May 31, 1902 (aged 45 years)

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September 14, 1901 (aged 44 years)

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Arthur Balfour
from July 12, 1902 to December 5, 1905 (aged 48 years)

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Henry Campbell-Bannerman
from December 5, 1905 to April 5, 1908 (aged 51 years)

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Herbert Henry Asquith
from April 5, 1908 to December 6, 1916 (aged 59 years)

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from April 27, 1908 to October 31, 1908 (aged 51 years)
London, England

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March 4, 1909 (aged 52 years)

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March 4, 1913 (aged 56 years)

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David Lloyd George
from December 6, 1916 to October 23, 1922 (aged 65 years)

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Warren G Harding
March 4, 1921 (aged 64 years)

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Bonar Law
from October 23, 1922 to May 22, 1923 (aged 66 years)

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Stanley Baldwin
from May 22, 1923 to January 22, 1924 (aged 67 years)

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August 2, 1923 (aged 66 years)

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Ramsey MacDonald
from January 22, 1924 to June 7, 1935 (aged 78 years)

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Herbert Hoover
March 4, 1929 (aged 72 years)

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Franklin D Roosevelt
March 4, 1933 (aged 76 years)

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Stanley Baldwin
from June 7, 1935 to May 28, 1937 (aged 80 years)

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from May 28, 1937 to May 10, 1940 (aged 83 years)

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from May 10, 1940 to July 26, 1945 (aged 88 years)

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April 12, 1945 (aged 88 years)

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Clement Atlee
from July 26, 1945 to October 26, 1951 (aged 94 years)

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from July 5, 1948 (aged 91 years)

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from July 29, 1948 to August 14, 1948 (aged 91 years)
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Winston Churchill
from October 26, 1951 to April 6, 1955 (aged 98 years)

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January 20, 1953 (aged 96 years)

Death 1955 (aged 98 years)
Awka-Etiti, Idemili South L.G.A, Anambra State, Nigeria

Nationality
Nigerian
Awka-Etiti, Idemili South L.G.A, Anambra State, Nigeria
Family with parents
father
Birth: Awka-Etiti, Idemili South L.G.A, Anambra State, Nigeria
Marriage:
Nationality: Nigerian — Awka-Etiti, Idemili South L.G.A, Anambra State, Nigeria
Unique identifier: F2895BCAA91B4493B71790C1CD24766324B8
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Chief Ogige Chukwu Obiagwu
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Birth: Awka-Etiti, Idemili South L.G.A, Anambra State, Nigeria
Nationality: Nigerian — Awka-Etiti, Idemili South L.G.A, Anambra State, Nigeria
mother
Marriage:
Nationality: Nigerian — Awka-Etiti, Idemili South L.G.A, Anambra State, Nigeria
Unique identifier: F2895BCAA91B4493B71790C1CD24766324B8
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Akuagwu Obiagwu
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Nationality: Nigerian — Awka-Etiti, Idemili South L.G.A, Anambra State, Nigeria
Marriage
Marriage: —
himself
Birth: 1857 — Awka-Etiti, Idemili South L.G.A, Anambra State, Nigeria
Death: 1955 — Awka-Etiti, Idemili South L.G.A, Anambra State, Nigeria
Nationality: Nigerian — Awka-Etiti, Idemili South L.G.A, Anambra State, Nigeria
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Late Chief Oyiatuigbo Obiagwu
1857–1955
Birth: 1857 — Awka-Etiti, Idemili South L.G.A, Anambra State, Nigeria
Nationality: Nigerian — Awka-Etiti, Idemili South L.G.A, Anambra State, Nigeria
Death: 1955 — Awka-Etiti, Idemili South L.G.A, Anambra State, Nigeria
Biography of Chief Oyiatuigbo Obiagwu

Born to Chief Obiagwu Ogige Chukwu and Late Madam Akuagwu Obiagwu in 1857, Chief Oyiatuigbo Obiagwu was the renowned charismatic leader and chief of Awka Etiti whose leadership qualities made him an enigma of a sort to his contemporaries and the government of the time.

 Chief Oyiatuigbo was certified the warrant Chief of Awka Etiti in 1915. His astuteness and honesty earned him a permanent seat in the then Nnobi judicial council from 1915 until his demise in 1955. Being a man of integrity with peaceful disposition, he played a critical role in resolving the age-long crises between his chiefdom and the neighbouring towns.  In collaboration with the Chiefs of Nnewi and Azigbo, the lingering land dispute among the three communities was amicably settled, thus the famous landmark Obenano was established in 1920. Chief Oyiatuigbo’s leadership style earned him the respect and recognition of the District Officer (D.O) D.P.J Gardener during the time of Lord Luggard

Chief Oyiatuigbo Obiagwu's dexterity in handling issues also extended to his family life. He successfully managed five wives and many children in a harmonious home environment worthy of emulation.

The late Chief, Nwoke Teghete, Okwulu-Oka, Oputa Okwu Ebi of his time, the man whose name typifies the uniqueness, resilience, ambience, doggedness, fearlessness, resoluteness, and the tenacity of the Igbo man and the Awka Etitian in particular “Oyiatuigbo” –The Igbo man is hardly intimidated-