JAJA

jäˈjə, fl. 1869–87, Nigerian merchant prince. A former slave, he became an important trader in Bonny in the 1860s as a middleman between the coastal markets and the Nigerian interior. In 1869 he founded his own state at Opobo on the Gulf of Guinea. From there he controlled supplies of palm oil and opposed the efforts of British firms to penetrate the interior. The traders persuaded the British vice consul, Henry Hamilton (Sir Harry) Johnston, to act against Jaja, who was seized in 1887 and then deported to the West Indies.

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books on: Jaja  - 131 results

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Eminent Nigerians of the Nineteenth Century: A Series of Studies Originally Broadcast by the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation
Book; 1960
Subjects: Nigeria--Biography, Nigeria--History
...discomfiture he blamed on Jajas juju. Jaja now appealed to the British Government...had received reliable information that Jaja was about to sell his country to France. He therefore asked for permission to deport Jaja. Lord Salisbury, the British Prime Minister...
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Encyclopedia of African American Business History
Book by Juliet E. K. Walker; Greenwood Press, 1999
Subjects: African American Business Enterprises--Encyclopedias, African American Business Enterprises--History, Slavery--United States--Chronology
...rainbow/rchrome.html William E. Berry JAJA OF OPOBO 1821 1891 , Amaigbo, Iboland...success of the African palm oil trader Jaja exemplifies in microcosm the economic motivation...to colonize Africa. At the age of 12, Jaja was sold as a slave to Chief Iganipughuma...
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The Man-Leopard Murders: History and Society in Colonial Nigeria
Book by David Pratten; Edinburgh University Press, 2007
Subjects: Anang (African People)--Nigeria, Southern, Murder--Investigation--Nigeria, Southern, Nigeria, Southern--Social Conditions, Nigeria--History--1900-1960
...war over the right to set trade `comey. Jaja, head of the Annie Pepple house, was...territory which he called Opobo. In response, Jaja sought to usurp Bonnys position with the...In 1872 Consul Livingstone reported that Jaja controlled all the Igbo and Qua markets...
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Economy and Environment in the Caribbean: Barbados and the Windwards in the Late 1800s
Book by Bonham C. Richardson; The Press University of The West Indies, 1997
Subjects: Economic Development--Environmental Aspects--Barbados--History--19th Century, Economic Development--Environmental Aspects--Windward Islands--History--19th Century, Human Ecology--Barbados--History--19th Century, Human Ecology--Windward Islands--History--19th Century
...passenger, the deposed West African king, JaJa of Opobo, on Saturday 9 June 1888; Saturday...town would lend to undue commotion when JaJa appeared. So JaJas arrival was timed for...waterfront and also along Bay Street. When JaJa appeared with his son, Sunday, and a...
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The Middle East from the Iran-Contra Affair to the Intifada
Book by Robert O. Freedman; Syracuse University Press, 1991
Subjects: Middle East--Politics And Government--1979-
...force has around six thousand members. 19 Jaja, unlike Berri, does not depend on one...with Israel. The Lebanese Forces, under Jaja, want to end the conflict and are willing...is a basic contradiction. On one hand, Jaja and the Lebanese Forces are in favor of...
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journal articles on: Jaja  - 30 results

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Jaja and Nana in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria: Proto-nationalists or Emergent Capitalists
Journal article by Kemi Rotimi Phd., Olukoya Ogen Phd.; The Journal of Pan African Studies (Online), Vol. 2, 2008
Jaja and Nana in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria...entrepreneurial gurus in the Niger Delta, such as King Jaja of Opobo and Governor Nana Olomu of Itsekiri...nationalist historiography is concerned, Jaja and Nana were among the first set of nationalists...
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Art and Life in Africa
Journal article by Cheedy Jaja; Teaching History: A Journal of Methods, Vol. 26, 2001
Subjects: Art and Life in Africa (Video recording)--Reviews, Audio-visual materials--Reviews
Art and Life in Africa by Cheedy Jaja Art and Life in Africa. CD-Rom Program with Teachers Guide. Iowa City, Iowa...useful for graduate African art history courses. I strongly recommend it. Cheedy Jaja Highline Community College
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Offerings to Durga and Pretiwi in Bali
Journal article by Francine Brinkgreve; Asian Folklore Studies, Vol. 56, 1997
Subjects: Bali--Religion, Devotional exercises--Analysis, Hinduism--Rites and ceremonies, Worship--Analysis
...rice dough is made into figurine cookies (jaja)(3) modeled by hand to depict all kinds...number of brightly colored rice-dough jaja are fastened in such a way as to form symmetrical...leaf; this contains a large number of jaja, only the upper of which are visible...
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Changing Borders and Creating Voices: Silence as Character in Chimamanda Adichie's Purple Hibiscus
Journal article by Ogaga Okuyade; The Journal of Pan African Studies (Online), Vol. 2, 2009
...the protagonist, Kambili and her brother Jaja. A development which designates their...notices varied forms of silence. Kambili, Jaja and their mother speak with their spirit...control but of domestic servitude. Kambili, Jaja and their mother device ways of survival...
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Beyond the Odds of the Red Hibiscus: a Critical Reading of Chimamanda Adichie's Purple Hibiscus
Journal article by Anthony C. Oha; The Journal of Pan African Studies (Online), Vol. 1, 2007
...through the past, through the years when Jaja and mama and I spoke more with our spirits...top of the white sheet paper, just as Jaja was written on the schedule above Jajas...thrives where freedom blossoms. Kambili and Jaja never experienced real love beyond the...
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magazine articles on: Jaja  - 10 results

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Home Truths
Magazine article by Michele Roberts; New Statesman, Vol. 133, March 29, 2004
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Purple Hibiscus (Book)--Book reviews
...Kambili, the first-person narrator, and her elder brother, Jaja, live harshly confined lives ruled by their tyrannical father...hugs and caresses. There is a military coup, and Kambili and Jaja are sent away, for safetys sake, to stay with their independent...
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Power Players
Magazine article by Marjorie Whigham-Desir, Wakeen Edmonds; Black Enterprise, Vol. 31, March 2001
Subjects: African American executives--Evaluation, High technology industry--Officials and employees
...content that helps African Americans manage their lives better." Jaja Jackson President/Co-founder, Mascot Network "This is a...be the most valuable tool in enhancing their future," says Jaja Jackson, co-founder of Mascot Network, a Web-based communication...
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Laying Down the Iron
Magazine article by Paula Broussard; Dance Spirit, Vol. 8, May/Jun 2004
Subjects: Careers, Dancers & choreographers, Modern dance, Personal profiles, Samuels-Smith, Jason
...and master classes and appearing with hip-hop musical group JaJa Productions around L.A. (he performs his own lyrics as well...August 9-14, 2004, visit latapfest.com. For more on JaJa Productions, see artistfaculty.com.
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The Orchestral Works of Samuel Akpabot, a Nigerian Composer-ethnomusicologist
Magazine article by Godwin Sadoh; Musical Times, Vol. 151, Winter 2010
Subjects: African music, Classical music, Colleges & universities, Musical performances, Royal College of Music
...Deum Laudamus, for SATB and organ (1975) Verba Christi, cantata for soloists, chorus and orchestra, op. 12 (1975) OPERA JaJa of Opobo, operetta in Efik, Igbo, and English (1972) ORCHESTRAL Scenes from Nigeria, for orchestra, op.1 (1960) Overture...
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Where Were They Then?
Magazine article by Elaine A. Ramirez; Dance Spirit, Vol. 11, September 2007
Subjects: Awards & honors, Ballet, Dance
...Heat and co-founded the L.A. Tap Fest) Since then, hes founded the tap phenomenon Anybody Can Get It and co-created JaJa Productions, an LA.-based jazz-influenced hip-hop band. He also tucked away an Emmy and American Choreography Award...
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newspaper articles on: Jaja  - 32 results

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My Escape from Gangland
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), March 14, 2008
...selling drugs. Now Elijah Kerr, known as JaJa, has turned his back on crime and today calls onothers to give up violence too. JaJa, 28, was once the driving force behind...violent in southLondon. As a member, JaJa was a crack addict and served time in prison...
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Cole Endures a Tough Week but Reds Claim Win
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), August 20, 2010
...Kacar 77), Gulselam; Yilmaz (Alanzinho 56), Inan, Bulut (Yattara 86); Gutierrez. Subs: Zengin, Badur, Atas, Jaja. BOOKED: Balci, Gulselam, Korkmaz. REFEREE: Thomas Einwaller (Aut) ATT: 40,941 By IAN DOYLE at Anfield ITS probably...
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GLASSABLANCA; from 40f T Dinosaurs to a Lar Ger-Than-Life Humphrey Bogar T, a Small Welsh Company Is Shipping Fibreglass Giants across the Globe
Newspaper article; Wales On Sunday (Cardiff, Wales), February 7, 2010
Subjects: Dinosaurs
...Shipping Fibreglass Giants across the Globe. Byline: LISA JONES WHERE else would you find Humphrey Bogart sharing space with JaJa Binx and James Bond? A nondescript warehouse, tucked away in a small Ebbw Vale village, is a veritable Aladdins cave of life...
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Kusog Mindanaw Backs Bello's Bid
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, December 31, 2009
...enough to confront the dictatorship.After the assassination of Ninoy Aquino, he led the Justice for Aquino, Justice for All (JAJA) as well as the Coalition for the Restoration of Democracy (CORD) in Mindanao.As justice secretary of the Aquino and Ramos...
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Pair-Up System Makes 'Survivor 4' More Dramatic - Richard
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, November 14, 2011
...passion and intensity of the stories, our subscribers will find pieces of themselves while watching the shows," says Ms. Jaja Suarez, Head of Program Packaging and Merchandising from Sky Cable. Set to air are "Pasion (Passion)," "En Nombre de...
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encyclopedia articles on: Jaja  - 3 results

 
 
1.
Jaja
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
JAJA ja j , fl. 1869 87, Nigerian merchant prince. A former slave, he became...British vice consul, Henry Hamilton (Sir Harry) Johnston, to act against Jaja, who was seized in 1887 and then deported to the West Indies...
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Opobo
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...1869 by a group of immigrants from nearby Bonny led by Jaja , a middleman in the palm oil trade with Europeans. Opobo prospered, but Jaja antagonized the Europeans by hampering their trade. Jaja was deported by the British in 1887, after which Opobo...
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Nigeria
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...in SW Nigeria, partly by signing treaties (as in the Lagos hinterland) and partly by using force (as at Benin in 1897). Jaja , a leading African trader based at Opobo in the Niger delta and strongly opposed to European competition, was captured in 1887...


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