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Ahmadu

Ahmadu can refer to:

Several leaders of the West African Massina Empire:

  • Seku Amadu (1773-1845), Islamic sheikh and founder of the Massina Empire
  • Amadu II of Masina (r. 1845-1852), his son
  • Amadu III of Masina (1852-1862), his grandson

Other persons:

  • Ahmadu Tall or Ahmadu Seku (1864-1892), the last independent Toucouleur ruler before the arrival of French colonial rule
  • Ahmadu Bello, the first Premier of Northern Nigeria