Aminu Kano
Nigerian politician (1920-1983 · Nigeria · On the map · Politicians · Died at 62
Mallam Aminu Kano was a Nigerian politician, teacher, poet, playwright, and trade unionist from Kano.
Aminu Kano is read about 46 times a day, in 9 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 20 September 2026
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Aerial view of Kano in the early 1930s.
A young Aminu Kano
A 1940s propaganda poster made by Britain to encourage Nigerian 'volunteers' to aid its war effort
Aminu and Bello Ijumu of the United Middle Belt Congress before the 1956 general elections.![Aminu (L) at the second annual conference of American Society of African Culture in 1959. At the conference, he gave a lecture on "The Problem of African Education".[47]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Aminu_Kano_and_Edward_W._Brice_at_the_second_annual_conference_of_AMSAC_%28June_1959%29.png/1280px-Aminu_Kano_and_Edward_W._Brice_at_the_second_annual_conference_of_AMSAC_%28June_1959%29.png)
Aminu (L) at the second annual conference of American Society of African Culture in 1959. At the conference, he gave a lecture on "The Problem of African Education".[47]
An NCNC-NEPU office (1962)
Sarkin Kano Muhammad Sanusi I (M) and Sir Ahmadu Bello (R) leaving the Atomic Museum in Oak Ridge, United States (1960)About this person
One of the most prominent figures in Nigeria's independence movement and post-independence political history, he was known for his opposition to colonialism, the dominance of traditional rulers, and the social inequalities in Northern Nigeria. He was a founding figure of the Northern Elements Progressive Union (NEPU) and later led the People's Redemption Party (PRP), both of which were socialist parties which advocated for the emancipation of the talakawa (commoners) in Nigeria.
