Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi OFR was a Nigerian civil servant who was best known for designing Nigeria's national flag.
10 Facts About Taiwo Akinkunmi
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Taiwo Akinkunmi was commonly referred to as Mr Flag Man.
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Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi was born in Ibadan, of Yoruba origin, the older of a set of twins.
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Taiwo Akinkunmi lived with his father until he was 8 years old before he relocated to the Northern part of Nigeria.
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Taiwo Akinkunmi finished from Baptist Day School Idi-kan in 1949, and proceeded to Ibadan Grammar School in 1950 where he enjoyed a very good education.
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Taiwo Akinkunmi returned to Nigeria in 1963 and went back to the agricultural department at the secretariat in Ibadan to continue where he stopped.
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Taiwo Akinkunmi worked as a civil servant until 1994, when hired as Assistant Superintendent of Agriculture.
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Taiwo Akinkunmi was honoured as an Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic and honorary life presidential adviser on 29 September 1994 at the Abuja Conference Centre.
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Taiwo Akinkunmi entered the competition which he came across in a library.
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Taiwo Akinkunmi died on 29 August 2023, at the age of 87 after a brief illness.