Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei whitianga - I noho a Nigeria hei Federal Republic of Nigeria i te 1 o Oketopa 1963. I noho tonu a Balewa ki te tari hei Pirimia o te kawanatanga tae noa ki tana whakakorenga me tana kohuru i te 1966 Nigerian coup d'état
i te 15 o Hanuere 1966.