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Chief Obafemi Jeremiah Oyeniyi Awolowo (// ⓘ Yoruba: Ọbáfẹ́mi Oyèéníyì Awólọ́wọ̀; 6 May 1909 – 9 May 1987) was a Nigerian nationalist and politician who played a key role in Nigeria's independence movement (1957–1960).
4 paź 2024 · Obafemi Awolowo was a Nigerian statesman who was a strong and influential advocate of independence, nationalism, and federalism. He was also known for his progressive views concerning social welfare. Awolowo was born in Ikenne, then part of the British Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria.
25 paź 2010 · Obafemi Awolowo died in Ikenne, Ogun State, Nigeria at the age of 78 on May 9, 1987. In recognition to his contribution to Nigerian statehood and development, the Federal Government of Nigeria renamed the University of Ife, The Obafemi Awolowo University on May 12, 1987.
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Obafemi Awolowo (March 6, 1909 - May 9, 1987) was a Nigerian politician and leader, a Yoruba Chief, and native of Ikenne in the Ogun State of Nigeria, who started as a regional political leader like most of his pre-independence contemporaries.
Affectionately known as ‘Chief Awolowo’ or ’Awo’, he also took part in the ‘First and Second Republics’ and Nigerian ‘Civil War’. He is one of the founding fathers and a national hero of modern Nigeria. He is remembered for his nationalist ideas, social and economic reforms and federalist beliefs.
Obafemi Awolowo, (born March 6, 1909, Ikenne, Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria—died May 9, 1987, Ikenne), Nigerian nationalist politician, strong proponent of federalism, and a leader of the Yoruba ethnic group.
