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Obafemi Awolowo

1909 - 1987

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Obafemi Jeremiah Oyeniyi Awolowo (6 March 1909 – 9 May 1987) was a Nigerian politician who served as the first Premier of the Western region of Nigeria. He was known as one of the key figure towards Nigeria's independence movement from 1957 to 1960. Awolowo founded the Yoruba nationalist group Egbe Omo Oduduwa as well as the Premier of the Western Region under Nigeria's parliamentary system from 1952 to 1959. He was the official opposition leader in the federal parliament to the Balewa government from 1959 to 1963. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Obafemi Awolowo is the 17,591st most popular politician (up from 17,637th in 2019), the 85th most popular biography from Nigeria (up from 89th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Nigerian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Obafemi Awolowo ranks 17,591 out of 19,576. Before him are Tom Daschle, Stefano Palmieri, Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon, Israel Pickens, John B. Floyd, and Marcolino Moco. After him are Richard Seddon, Arun Jaitley, Bjarni Friðriksson, Sirajuddin Haqqani, Robert J. Bentley, and H. V. Evatt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Obafemi Awolowo ranks 408. Before him are William Penney, Baron Penney, Ruby Keeler, Dragomir Tošić, Gertrude Abercrombie, Vivian Vance, and Bimal Roy. After him are Bill Wheatley, Roger Revelle, Louis Hayward, Philip G. Epstein, Vlasta Děkanová, and Madge Evans. Among people deceased in 1987, Obafemi Awolowo ranks 256. Before him are Dennis Poore, Hermione Gingold, Antony Tudor, Alexander Wood, Silvio Pietroboni, and Joan Greenwood. After him are Jackie Fields, Esmond Knight, Walter Abel, Frank Carlson, Fela Sowande, and Gus Johnson.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Obafemi Awolowo ranks 85 out of 309. Before him are Bennet Omalu (1968), Taye Taiwo (1985), Fiona Fullerton (1956), Uche Okafor (1967), Emmanuel Olisadebe (1978), and Arnaut Danjuma (1997). After him are Joseph Yobo (1980), Wilfred Agbonavbare (1966), Kalu Uche (1982), Hakeem Kae-Kazim (1962), Atiku Abubakar (1946), and Francis Obikwelu (1978).

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Among POLITICIANS In Nigeria

Among politicians born in Nigeria, Obafemi Awolowo ranks 23. Before him are Abdulsalami Abubakar (1942), Muhammadu Maccido (1928), Ernest Shonekan (1936), Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900), Adebayo Adedeji (1930), and Mohammed Yusuf (1970). After him are Atiku Abubakar (1946), Namadi Sambo (1954), Peter Obi (1961), and Blessing Oborududu (1989).

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