Sir Adetokunbo Ademola
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Sir Adetokunbo Ademola was a pioneering Nigerian jurist and statesman who became the country’s first indigenous Chief Justice and played a key role in shaping its post-colonial legal system.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sir Adetokunbo Ademola canonical | 1 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chief Justice
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judge ⓘ jurist ⓘ person ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| appointedAs | Chief Justice of the Federation of Nigeria in 1958 ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
GCON
ⓘ
Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger ⓘ KBE ⓘ Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Nigeria
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1906-02-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1993-01-29 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
CMS Grammar School, Lagos
ⓘ
Middle Temple ⓘ Selwyn College, Cambridge ⓘ
surface form:
Selwyn College, University of Cambridge
St Peter’s School, Abeokuta ⓘ |
| endTime | 1972-07-01 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Yoruba ⓘ |
| familyName | Ademola ⓘ |
| father |
Oba of Lagos
ⓘ
surface form:
Ladapo Ademola II
|
| fatherOccupation | Alake of Egbaland ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
judiciary
ⓘ
law ⓘ |
| fullName | Adetokunbo Adegboyega Ademola ⓘ |
| givenName | Adetokunbo ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Yoruba ⓘ |
| legalSystemInfluenced | Nigerian legal system ⓘ |
| memberOf | Middle Temple ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm | Elizabeth II ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first indigenous Chief Justice of Nigeria
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contributions to the development of Nigeria’s post-colonial legal system ⓘ role in maintaining judicial independence in Nigeria ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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jurist ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| participatedIn | transition of Nigeria from colonial rule to independence ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Abeokuta
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Nigeria ⓘ Ogun State ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Lagos
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Lagos State ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Justice of Western Nigeria (acting)
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Chief Justice of Nigeria ⓘ
surface form:
Chief Justice of the Federation of Nigeria
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria ⓘ Judge of the Supreme Court of Nigeria ⓘ President of the Nigerian Red Cross Society ⓘ Pro-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan ⓘ Pro-Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| residence | Lagos ⓘ |
| startTime | 1958-04-01 ⓘ |
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