Abiola, Moshood Kashimawo Olawale From: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History | Date: 2004| Author: JAN PALMOWSKI | © A Dictionary of Contemporary World History 2004, originally published by Oxford University Press 2004. Copyright information

Abiola, Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (b. 24 Aug. 1937, d. 7 July 1998). Nigerian politician Born in Abeokuta of the Yoruba people, he studied at the University of Glasgow (1961–3) before becoming a business manager, advancing to become vice-president of ITT Africa and Middle East, as well as chairperson of ITT Nigeria, 1971–88. He joined the social democratic National Party of Nigeria (NPN) in 197...

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