Tag: Alaafin of Oyo

  • Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III

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    Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III was the Alaafin of Oyo since 1970, born 1938 to the Alaafin Adeyemi II Adeniran who was forced out of the throne in 1954 for taking sides with the less popular party in the Western region, the NCNC. Beating ten other princes at a contest that began in 1968, Lamidi Adeyemi…

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  • Awoniboju

    Awoniboju, also known as Oluboye was one of the Alaafin of Oyo who reigned during the tyranny of Basorun Gaha. Surprising it will seem, that the Alaafin, given the antecedents of his predecessors, could be cowed by a warlord who was supposed to be inferior, but the political condition of his time made it possible,…

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  • Labisi

    Labisi was the Alaafin of Oyo after Ojigi, the indulgent father who died with his son, and immediate predecessor of Amuniwaiye, the king disgraced because of his affairs with his medicine man’s wife. The prince of Oyo who was to assume the seat of Alaafin when the notorious Basorun Gaha rose to power. Gaha at…

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  • Ajagbo

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    Ajagbo was Alaafin of Oyo who ruled the longest. The length of his reign contrasted sharply with most of his close successors. Ajagbo’s love for martial planning led him to create a special office, the Aare Ona Kakanfo, to be occupied by the most accomplished soldier in the empire. He made his friend from Iwoye, Kokoro…

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