AWOLOWO, OBAFEMI

ôbäfāˈmē äwōlōˈwō, 1909–87, Nigerian statesman, a Yoruba chief, commonly known as "Awo." In politics from 1940, he was one of the founders (1943) of the Nigerian Trades Union Congress. In 1950 he founded the Action Group, a new political party. Elected (1959) to Nigeria's house of representatives, he became leader of the opposition. Sentenced to 10 years for his party's attempted coup (1962), he was released in 1966. He was a leader against the Biafran secession and was federal Finance Minister until 1971. After military rule, he founded the United Party of Nigeria and placed second in the presidential elections of 1979 and 1982.

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books on: Awolowo Obafemi  - 197 results

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AWO: The Autobiography of Chief Obafemi Awolowo
Book by Obafemi Awolowo; Cambridge University Press, 1960
Subjects: Nationalism--Nigeria, Nigeria--Constitutional History, Nigeria--Politics And Government, Nigerian Youth Movement
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF CHIEF OBAFEMI AWOLOWO AWO THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF CHIEF OBAFEMI AWOLOWO CAMBRIDGE AT THE UNIVERSITY...Chief Obafemi Awolowo frontispiece...
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African Philosophy, Culture, and Traditional Medicine
Book by M. Akin Makinde; Ohio University Center for International Studies, 1988
Subjects: Africa, Sub-Saharan--Civilization, Philosophy, African, Traditional Medicine--Africa, Sub-Saharan
...AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY OF OBAFEMI AWOLOWO 59...the University of Ife now Obafemi Awolowo University there was a Department...express my gratitude to Chief Obafemi Awolowo of Nigeria for sending me...
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African Philosophy: Traditional Yoruba Philosophy and Contemporary African Realities
Book by Segun Gbadegesin; Peter Lang, 1991
Subjects: Africa--Economic Conditions--1960-, Africa--Social Conditions--1960-, Philosophy, African, Philosophy, Yoruba, Yoruba (African People)--Social Life And Customs
...work has benefitted from the good will, support and encouragement of several institutions, friends and colleagues. Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria granted me a sabbatical leave during 1989/90 academic year and leave of absence during...
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The Nigerian Federal Election of 1959: Politics and Administration in a Developing Political System
Book by K. W. J. Post; Oxford University Press, 1963
Subjects: Elections--Nigeria, Nigeria--Politics And Government
...Action Group leader, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, after the first session had...the autobiography of Chief Obafemi Awolowo , Cambridge University Press...including Dr. Akinola Maja, Obafemi Awolowo, Chief Bode Thomas, and S...
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Petroleum and Structural Change in a Developing Country: The Case of Nigeria
Book by Peter O. Olayiwola; Praeger Publishers, 1987
Subjects: Nigeria--Economic Conditions--1960-, Nigeria--Economic Conditions--To 1960, Nigeria--Economic Policy, Petroleum Industry And Trade--Nigeria
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journal articles on: Awolowo Obafemi  - 43 results

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The Roots of Political Instability in an Artificial "Nation-State": The Case of Nigeria
Journal article by E.C. Ejiogu; International Journal of Comparative Sociology, Vol. 62, 2001
Subjects: National state--History, Nigeria--Politics and government, Self-determination, National--Analysis
...Stanislav 1968 Military Organization and Society. Berkeley: University of California Press. AWOLOWO, Obafemi 1960 The Authorbiography of Chief Obafemi Awolowo. Cambridge: At the University Press. BADRU, Pade 1998 Imperialism and Ethnic Politics...
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Education, Ethnicity and National Integration in the History of Nigeria: Continuing Problems of Africa's Colonial Legacy
Journal article by Thomas J. Davis, Azubike Kalu-Nwiwu; The Journal of Negro History, Vol. 86, 2001
Subjects: Colonialism--Influence, Nigeria--History
...Kwame Nkrumah, Jomo Kenyatta, Obafemi Awolowo, Nnamdi Azikiwe, and Julius...against colonial rule. (26) Obafemi Awolowo, a Yoruba chief and lawyer trained...1958), especially 93-97; and Obafemi Awolowo, Awo: The Autobiography of Chief...
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Unity without Unification: The Development of Nigeria's 'Inside-Out' Approach to African Political Integration, 1937-1963
Journal article by Ehimika A. Ifidon; International Social Science Review, Vol. 82, 2007
Subjects: African Union--Aims and objectives, Balance (Philosophy)--Analysis, Nigeria--History, Nigeria--Political aspects, Obasanjo, Olusegun--Speeches, lectures and essays, Presidents (Government)--Speeches, lectures and essays, Presidents--Speeches, lectures and essays
...Davies, Nnamdi Azikiwe, and Obafemi Awolowo. Founded in 1936, the NYM promoted...hatred of Nazism also shaped Obafemi Awolowos anti-imperialism stance. Shortly...Wistrom, 1986), 210. (28) Obafemi Awolowo, Awo: The Autobiography of Chief...
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'Without Women, Nothing Can Succeed': Yoruba Women in the Oodua People's Congress (OPC), Nigeria
Journal article by Insa Nolte; Africa, Vol. 78, 2008
Subjects: Political power--Demographic aspects, Political power--Social aspects, Power (Social sciences)--Demographic aspects, Power (Social sciences)--Social aspects, Women in public life--Social aspects, Yoruba (African people)--Political aspects, Yoruba (African people)--Social aspects
...politicized under the leadership of Obafemi Awolowo, who founded several political...Oduduwa, founded in 1945 (21) by Obafemi Awolowo to promote the success of a...Omo Oduduwa from 1951, (22) Obafemi Awolowos Action Group (AG) and its successor...
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Intercultural Creativity in Joshua Uzoigwe's Music
Journal article by Godwin Sadoh; Africa, Vol. 74, 2004
Subjects: African music--Social aspects, Ethnic groups--Social aspects, Multiculturalism--Portrayals, Musicians--Biography, Musicians--Works, Nigeria--Social aspects, Uzoigwe, Joshua--Works
...and the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University). While at Queens...at the Department of Music, Obafemi Awolowo University at Ile-Ife. In the...in his home town Umuahia. At Obafemi Awolowo University, Uzoigwe was a music...
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magazine articles on: Awolowo Obafemi  - 7 results

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A Library Reborn: Books without Borders Project Provides Book Flood to Revive a School Library in Nigeria
Magazine article by Chukwuemeka Onukaogu; Reading Today, Vol. 22, August 2004
Subjects: Collection development (Libraries), Literacy programs--Finance, Lovatt-Davies, Fiona, School libraries
...Pupils and staff of the Obafemi Awolowo University Elementary School...shelves When the library of the Obafemi Awolowo University Elementary School...initiate a book flood in the Obafemi Awolowo University Elementary School...
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Nigeria: The Power Behind the Throne (Part 2); Ola Sheyin Continues with the Countdown to Nigeria's General Elections in April, by Looking at the Power Equation in the Country and Why the Same People Keep Coming Up Election after Election
Magazine article by Ola Sheyin; New African, March 2007
Subjects: Elections--Political aspects, Nigeria--Political aspects
...politician from the West, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, had consistently challenged...intention had been to release Chief Obafemi Awolowo from prison and make him the...collapsed, with the demise of Chief Obafemi Awolowo. The North operates a system...
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News from Theatre Communications Group Available Online
Magazine article; American Theatre, Vol. 24, April 2007
Subjects: Arts organizations--Services, Theatre Communications Group--Services, Web sites (World Wide Web)--Services, Web sites--Services
...was excerpted in American Theatres March 2006 issue. Soyinka is professor emeritus in comparative literature at Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, and an advisor to the Black Mountain Institute at the University of Nevada. For the past two...
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Banking on Computers
Magazine article by Pini Jason, Jato Thompson; African Business, October 1995
Subjects: Bank automation--Technology application, Banking industry--Technology application, Commercial banks, Computers--Usage, Digital computers--Usage, Nigeria
...Foremost are the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, the University of Lagos, and Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. The Obafemi Awolowo University also joined the Internet with Yabatech...
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Nigeria: The Power Behind the Throne; in This, Part One of Our Countdown to Nigeria's General Elections in April, Our Associate Editor, Ola Sheyin, a Nigerian Himself, Looks at the Power Equation in Nigeria and Why the Same People Keep Coming Up Election after Election
Magazine article by Ola Sheyin; New African, February 2007
Subjects: Nigeria--Economic aspects, Nigeria--Political aspects, Nigeria--Social aspects, Obasanjo, Olusegun--Evaluation, Obasanjo, Olusegun--Political activity, Politicians--Evaluation, Politicians--Political activity
...the other would immediately follow suit. Further Chief Obafemi Awolowo, the erstwhile Western premier, saw the Easterners as...trusting the leaders of the East. But more importantly, Awolowo had only himself been recently released from trumped...
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newspaper articles on: Awolowo Obafemi  - 3 results

 
 
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University Results 2004
Newspaper article; South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales), July 13, 2004
...Antoniades, BA (National Capodistrian University of Athens) Abolfadz Anuar, BA (Wales) Omosalewa Apinke Bada, LLB (Obafemi Awolowo) Stavroula Balatsou, BA (Budapest) Dharmesh Bangdiwala, BCom (Mumbai) Hrishikesh Besant, BCom (Pune) Chetan...
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University Results 2004
Newspaper article; South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales), July 14, 2004
...LLB (Nantes) Fritha Jayne Watson, LLB (Kent) In Legal Aspects of Marine Affairs Emeka Michael Dibua, LLB (Obafemi Awolowo) Efthimios Gogis, Ptychion (Athens) Slobodanka KariUik, LLB (Montenegro) Spyros Livieratos, BSc (London Guildhall...
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Africa's History, Cultures Find a Voice at Museum
Newspaper article by Sue Beving; The Washington Times, December 11, 1999
Subjects: Africa, Smithsonian
...by Nigerian artist Lamidi Olonade Fakeye. He is identified as a traditional Yoruba artist who also teaches art at Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria. A changing exhibit in the Global Africa gallery explores Afro-Brazilian religions. A video...


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encyclopedia articles on: Awolowo Obafemi  - 2 results

 
 
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Awolowo, Obafemi
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
AWOLOWO, OBAFEMI obafa me awolo wo, 1909 87, Nigerian statesman, a Yoruba chief, commonly known as "Awo." In politics from 1940, he was one of...
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Nigeria
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...National Convention of Nigerian Citizens), led by Azikiwe and largely based among the Igbo; the Action Group, led by Obafemi Awolowo and with a mostly Yoruba membership; and the Northern Peoples Congress (NPC), led by Ahmadu Bello and based in...


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