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Abiola, M. K. O. (Moshood Kashimawo Olawale), 1937-1998

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Personal name headingAbiola, M. K. O. (Moshood Kashimawo Olawale), 1937-1998
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Variant(s)Abiola, Moshood Kashimawo Olawale, 1937-1998
Abiola, Bashorun M. K. O., 1937-1998
Associated countryNigeria
Birth date19370824
Death date19980707
Place of birthAbeokuta (Nigeria)
Place of deathAbuja (Niger State, Nigeria)
AffiliationUniversity of Lagos. Teaching Hospital International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation Nigerian Stock Exchange Ladoke Akintola University of Technology National Party of Nigeria
Profession or occupationBusinesspeople Philanthropists Politicians Publishers and publishing
Found inM.K.O. Abiola, 1990: p. viii (popularly known as MKO) p. 409 (Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, b. 24 Aug. 1937)
The life, speech & death of MKO, 1998: t.p. (MKO) cover (MKO Abiola) p. 10, etc. (Nigerian politician and activist; d. July 7, 1998)
Abiola, Bashorun M. K. O. Large scale agricultural practice and food security, 1992?: t.p. (Bashorun M.K.O. Abiola)
The smothering blooms, 2001: passim (M.K.O. Abiọla)
Dictionary of African Biography, accessed October 16, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Abiola, Moshood Kashimawo Olawale; Kashimawo; Moshood; Abiola, M. K. O.; entrepreneur, philanthropist, politician, publisher, presidential candidate; born 24 August 1937 in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria; graduated from Glasgow University (Scotland) with a degree in political economy, commercial law, and management accountancy (1963); graduated from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (1965); served as a senior accountant at the University of Lagos Teaching Hospital, Nigeria; joined International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation (ITT); bestowed with the key to the city of Washington, D.C. (1987); named the international businessman of the year (December 1988); president of the Nigerian Stock Exchange; chair of G15 Business Council; trustee of Martin Luther King Foundation; chancellor of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso; member of the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons; chair of the ruling National Party of Nigeria (1980s); ran on the platform of the Social Democratic Party, in the presidential elections (1993); arrested and charged with treason and remained in custody until his death; died 07 July 1998 in Abuja, Nigeria)
Associated languageeng