Abstract is: Sir Louis Phillip Odumegwu Ojukwu //, OBE, (1909– September 1966) was a Nigerian business tycoon from the Ojukwu family of Nwakanwa quarters Obiuno Umudim Nnewi. Ojukwu, was the founder of Ojukwu Transport, Ojukwu Stores and Ojukwu Textiles. At his peak, he was the first and founding president of The Nigerian Stock Exchange as well as president of The African Continental Bank. He was also either chairman or on the board of directors of some of Nigeria's most profitable companies such as Shell Oil Nigeria Limited, Guinness Nigeria Limited, Nigerian National Shipping Line, Nigerian Cement Factory, Nigerian Coal Corporation, Costain West Africa Ltd, John Holt plc, Nigerian Marketing Board amongst others. He won a parliamentary seat during the nation's first republic. He attended a primary school in Asaba and the Hope Waddell Training Institute. His son Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu was a Nigerian military governor and the president of the secessionist state of Biafra.
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P646 | Freebase ID | /m/02q2mvj |
P3368 | Prabook ID | 1859750 |
P166 | award received | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire | Q12201445 |
P40 | child | Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu | Q380670 |
P27 | country of citizenship | Nigeria | Q1033 |
P1343 | described by source | Dictionary of African Biography | Q46002746 |
P69 | educated at | Hope Waddell Training Institution | Q17109029 |
P734 | family name | Louis | Q15728984 |
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P735 | given name | Louis | Q2897866 |
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P1412 | languages spoken, written or signed | English | Q1860 |
P1559 | name in native language | Louis Phillip Odumegwu Ojukwu | |
P106 | occupation | businessperson | Q43845 |
P21 | sex or gender | male | Q6581097 |
Q380670 | Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu | father | P22 |
Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu | wikipedia | |
Hausa language (ha / Q56475) | Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu | wikipedia |
ig | Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu | wikipedia |
Одумегву-Оджукву, Луи | wikipedia |
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