1. Ladoke Akintola served as Oloye Aare Ona Kakanfo XIII of Yorubaland and served as premier of Western Nigeria from independence in 1960 until his assassination in 1966.
16 Facts About Ladoke Akintola
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Ladoke Akintola's father was a trader and descended from a family of traders.
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Ladoke Akintola was a teacher at the Baptist Academy, Lagos from 1930 to 1942, he was a member of the Baptist teachers' union and thereafter worked briefly with the Nigerian Railway Corporation.
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Ladoke Akintola joined the staff of the Daily Service Newspaper and soon became the editor in 1943 with the support of Chief Akinola Maja, a shareholder, replacing Ernest Ikoli as editor.
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Ladoke Akintola started his legal career working as a lawyer on land and civic matters.
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Ladoke Akintola was initially the legal adviser of the group before becoming the deputy leader in 1953 after the death of Bode Thomas.
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Ladoke Akintola defeated Arthur Prest in the primary to succeed Thomas.
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Ladoke Akintola disagreed with Awolowo's decision not to join the coalition government.
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Ladoke Akintola wanted to align the Action Group party with the Northern People's Congress.
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Ladoke Akintola opposed the party's decision to adopt democratic socialism as its ideology, preferring a more conservative stance.
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Ladoke Akintola was accused by Chief Awolowo of trying to supplant him as Leader of the party.
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Ladoke Akintola's blatantly rigged election in 1965 was undoubtedly an immediate cause of the January 1966 coup in which he was slain.
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Ladoke Akintola was involved in the development of Premier Hotel and other monuments.
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Ladoke Akintola was married to Faderera Ladoke Akintola and had five children, two of whom held Finance cabinet portfolios in the Nigerian Third Republic.
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Ladoke Akintola published many works including a biography that highlighted his father's love of country and lifelong commitment to its progress.
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Justice Ladiran Ladoke Akintola, an Oyo State judge and former law lecturer at the Obafemi Awolowo University is Ladoke Akintola's child born out of wedlock.