His Majesty Idumuje-Unor, Agbogidi Obi James Anyasi II was born on the 6th of March 1924. Obi Anyasi II was crowned king from the Okwunye ruling dynasty on the 9th of October, 1946 at the age of 22, in the hey days of British Colonialism.He is the longest reigning king in Africa and the second in the world after King Bhumibol Adelyadej of Thailand reputed as the World’s longest reigning monarch.The Obi who is now 88 years old, has been on the throne for 66 years, a royal longevity never recorded in Nigerian or African contemporary history.
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