Abraham Adesanya
Chief Abraham Aderibigbe Adesanya // ⓘ (24 July 1922 – 27 April 2008) was a Nigerian politician, lawyer, activist, welfarist, and liberal progressive.
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| Born | Abraham Aderibigbe Adesanya 24 July 1922 Ijebu Igbo, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now in Ogun State, Nigeria) |
| Died | 27 April 2008 (aged 85) |
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| Alma mater | Holborn College of Law |
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| Political party | Action Group |
| Spouse | Rosannah Arinola Adesanya |
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He was the son of a famous and powerful traditional healer, the late Oloye Ezekiel Adesanya (alias Baba Obu’keagbo), who lived between the 19th and 20th centuries, his mother's was Elizabeth Odiya Adesanya. He was married to Rosannah Arinola Adesanya, née Onafalujo, who died two years after the death of her husband. They had four children: Adebayo Adesanya, Oluwasegunfunmi Adesanya, Modupeola Adesanya Adelaja and Olufemi Adesanya. They have 10 grandchildren.
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