Did You Know That? HRM Eze Kanu Oji was the longest reigning monarch in world history
Did You Know That? HRM Eze Kanu Oji was the longest reigning monarch in world history. Ascending the throne of Eze Aro as a teenager in 1914 and presiding for 73 years until his death in April 1987. His Majesty, the late Mazi Kanu Oji - CFR, CON, OBE - the Eze Aro, Nigeria’s longest monarch to ever reign in history. He was born in the year 1900 and he died in the year 1987. He reigned from 1914 - 1987, thus ruling for 73 years continuously. He is the Nigeria’s longest monarch to ever reign in history. Late Mazi Kanu Oji was crowned Eze Aro in 1914 at a teenage age of 14 years. But he could not take full control of the throne until he attained a full age of 21 years. And that was in 1921, exactly 7 years after his coronation. It was then that he performed his first important public function as Eze Aro as he chaired, for the first time, a vital meeting of Aro Traditional Leaders Council. It is not his longevity that draws attention but the wisdom and achieveme...