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Aminu Kano
Nigerian politician (–)
MallamAminu KanoGCON[1] (9 August &#; 17 April )[2] was a Nigerian radical opposition political leader, teacher, poet, playwright, and trade unionist from Kano.
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He played an active role during the transition from British colonial rule to independence, the First Republic, Military rule, and the Second Republic. Representing the Kano East constituency, he served as the Deputy Government Chief Whip in the Federal House of Representatives.
During Yakubu Gowon's administration, he served as the Federal Commissioner for Communications and the Federal Commissioner for Health. He was a vocal critic of British colonialism and its indirect rule policy in northern Nigeria.
A self-described democratic humanist and reformer, Aminu combined his knowledge of Western and Islamic education to champion the liberation of the talakawa (commoners).[3][4][5][6]
In , Aminu founded the Northern Teachers'