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Word: adetokunbo (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Faced with the threat of a major civil uprising, Northerners last week began to look for compromise. Nigeria's Chief Justice Adetokunbo Ademola sped off to Ibadan to try to hammer a coalition government under Akintola together. For Awolowo's cheated followers, coalition left much to be desired, but it would at least be better than nothing. "Any region that does not ally itself with the North will surely fade," said one realistic loser last week. "If we remain in the opposition for five more years, we shall be relegated to the burying grounds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nigeria: The Way the West Was Won | 11/19/1965 | See Source »

...nations are critically short of native-born lawyers-newly independent Tanganyika has two, both of whom attended the conference-the meeting in Lagos showed them to be as eager to extend the rule of law as their counterparts anywhere in the world. Said Nigeria's Chief Justice Sir Adetokunbo Ademola: "This is a world conference, not a conference of Western powers. The world is interested in peace, and this is the only way to ensure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Law: Grand Design | 12/15/1961 | See Source »

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