Nigerian Woman Becomes General In US Army
Meet Amanda Azubuike, a woman of Nigerian descent, who has been decorated as a Brigadier General of the United States Army.
Her decoration took place recently at a military base in Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA.
Born in the UK to a Nigerian father and Zimbabwean mother, Amanda enrolled in the US Army in 1994, becoming an aviator after passing the Army Aviation Basic Course.
Amanda studied Mass Communication/Media Studies at the University of Central Arkansas between 1989 – 1993 and also has a Master of Professional Studies, Public Relations/Corporate Communications from Georgetown University.
