Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola GCFR, also known as M. K. O. Abiola (// ⓘ; 24 August 1937 – 7 July 1998) was a Nigerian business magnate, publisher, and politician. He was the honorary supreme military commander of the Oyo Empire [ a ] …

2019年6月12日 · MKO Abiola won in 19 out of 30 states. He sought to focus on what the June 12, 1993, presidential election meant for Nigeria. Abiola, managed to win in states that many would have thought inconceivable for a Southerner. His victory in Kano state, in the Northern part of Nigeria, was a measure of the extent to which he had become a bridge.

Born on August 24, 1937, in Abeokuta, Ogun State, MKO Abiola rose from humble beginnings to become one of Africa’s wealthiest and most influential figures. His sharp business acumen led him to build a vast empire, with interests spanning media, banking, and telecommunications.

Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola (born August 24, 1937, Abeokuta, Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria—died July 7, 1998, Abuja, Nigeria) was a Nigerian business executive, philanthropist, and politician who is hailed as a figure of democratic change in Nigeria.

2019年6月12日 · The MKO Abiola story is a tale of conviction, determination and demonstration of sagacity— how a young man who entered into business at the tender age of nine (selling firewood to neighbours) went on to study accounting, graduated with a first class degree and built a fortune worth millions of dollars doing business.

2018年6月13日 · Abiola was a jolly good fellow and he lived to the fullest. Long before a report that he was one of the richest Africans, Abiola had been flying private jets with several luxurious properties...

2020年6月9日 · Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, also known as MKO Abiola was a Nigerian Yoruba businessman, publisher, politician and aristocrat of the Egba clan. He was the Aare Ona Kankafo XIV (45) of Yorubaland. In 2018, under President Muhammadu Buhari, the celebration of democracy day was shifted from May 29 to June 12 in honour of the MKO Abiola.

2018年5月29日 · The political turmoil endured by the citizens of Nigeria during the final decades of the twentieth century was led by a varied group of individuals. One of the most influential was Moshood Abiola (1937-1998), a Nigerian businessman educated in Scotland. He climbed to the top of several corporate ladders, building a political and financial empire.

2017年9月13日 · Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola (August 24, 1937 – July 7, 1998), often referred to as M. K. O. Abiola, was a popular Nigerian Yoruba businessman, publisher, politician and aristocrat of the Egba clan born in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Moshood was his father’s twenty-third child but the first of his father’s children to survive infancy.

2025年2月20日 · Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, popularly known as MKO Abiola, was a Nigerian businessman, publisher, and politician who remains one of the most influential figures in Nigeria’s history. His name is synonymous with democracy, as he played a pivotal role in Nigeria’s struggle for civilian rule.