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Ernest Shonekan

1936 - 2022

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Chief Ernest Adegunle Oladeinde Shonekan (9 May 1936 – 11 January 2022) was a Nigerian lawyer and statesman who served as the interim head of state of Nigeria from 26 August 1993 to 17 November 1993. He was installed the Abese of Egbaland in 1981. Prior to his political career, Shonekan was the chairman and chief executive of the United African Company of Nigeria (successor of The Niger Company), a vast Nigerian conglomerate which at the time was the largest African-controlled company in Sub-Saharan Africa. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ernest Shonekan is the 16,330th most popular politician (down from 15,485th in 2019), the 63rd most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 48th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Nigerian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ernest Shonekan ranks 16,330 out of 19,576. Before him are Virginia Raggi, Heiko Maas, Amir Sjarifuddin, Östen Undén, Marcelino Oreja, 1st Marquis of Oreja, and Sæberht of Essex. After him are Manuel Murillo Toro, Anthony W. Gardiner, Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb, Jerónimo Saavedra, George-Étienne Cartier, and Adriano Directo Emperado.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Ernest Shonekan ranks 489. Before him are Marino Klinger, Ferenc Németh, Gavriil Popov, Žarko Nikolić, Hugh Anderson, and Isaac Berger. After him are Jerónimo Saavedra, Hal Greer, Margaret Mahy, Carey Bell, Dimitar Largov, and Robert F. Overmyer. Among people deceased in 2022, Ernest Shonekan ranks 519. Before him are Isaac Berger, Kathleen Booth, Georgi Yartsev, Galina Shamrai, Alfredo Torres, and Amos Sawyer. After him are Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb, Billy Bingham, Murray Halberg, Enrique Rodríguez, Tomás Boy, and Ilkka Kanerva.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Ernest Shonekan ranks 63 out of 309. Before him are Muhammadu Maccido (1928), Obafemi Martins (1984), Stephen Keshi (1962), Uche Okechukwu (1967), Israel Adesanya (1989), and Victor Ikpeba (1973). After him are Chukwudi Iwuji (1975), Flora Nwapa (1931), Kelechi Iheanacho (1996), Celestine Babayaro (1978), Daniel Amokachi (1972), and Vincent Enyeama (1982).

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Among POLITICIANS In Nigeria

Among politicians born in Nigeria, Ernest Shonekan ranks 19. Before him are Ibrahim Babangida (1941), Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912), Yemi Osinbajo (1957), Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi (1924), Abdulsalami Abubakar (1942), and Muhammadu Maccido (1928). After him are Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900), Adebayo Adedeji (1930), Mohammed Yusuf (1970), Obafemi Awolowo (1909), Atiku Abubakar (1946), and Namadi Sambo (1954).

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