Abeokuta, Nigeria

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Abeokuta, Nigeria

LOCATION

Population:
530,000 (2002 estimate)

BIRTHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Fela Kuti Musician 15-Oct-1938 2-Aug-1997 God of Afrobeat

Olusegun Obasanjo Head of State 5-Mar-1937 President of Nigeria, 1999-2007

Wole Soyinka Playwright 13-Jul-1934 Politically-charged Nigerian author

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