Josaiah Ndubuisi Wachuku (also spelled Josiah Wachukwu) was king, paramount chief,

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and

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of Ngwa-land – in the then Aba Division of Eastern

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– during British colonial times. He was the father of

Jaja Wachuku Jaja Anucha Wachuku (1 January 1918 – 7 November 1996), a Royal family, Royal Prince of Ngwaland, "descendant of 20 generations of African Eze, chiefs in the Igbo country of Eastern Nigeria," was a Pan-Africanist, and a Nigerian politician, ...

, the first Nigerian speaker of the

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, the first Nigerian ambassador and

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to the United Nations, and first Nigerian minister of foreign affairs. He was the grandfather of

Chuku Wachuku Chuku Wachuku (born Chukumere "Anaba Ndubuisi" Wachuku, 1947), a royal prince of Ngwaland, is a United States educated Nigerian economist, politician, statesman, servant leader, business analyst, management expert and specialist on entreprene ...

, a

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-educated Nigerian economist and management specialist, and

Nwabueze Nwokolo Nwabueze Jaja Wachuku Nwokolo (born 11 December 1954), a royal princess of Ngwaland, is a Nigerian United Kingdom based lawyer who is council member at Law Society of England and Wales; including being a director and board chair of Great Brit ...

, a United Kingdom based lawyer.

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1950 deaths Igbo royalty Igbo monarchs Nigerian royalty People from Abia State Year of birth missing Josaiah {{Abia State-politician-stub