Olu Ginuwa II
Olu Ginuwa II | |
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| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Occupation | Traditional Ruler |
| Years active | 1936 - 1949 |
| Website | warrikingdom.org |
Olu Ginuwa II was a Nigerian traditional title holder and paramount leader of the Itsekiri who was Olu of Warri from 1936 to 1949.[1][2] He was the 17th Olu of Warri Kingdom with the title Ogiame Ginuwa II.[3][4] He was born Emiko Ikengbuwa. He succeeded his grandfather Olu Akengbuwa as Olu of Warri after an interregnum that lasted 88 years when Warri's political leadership was dominated by merchant princes.[5][6]
References
- ^ Ekeh, Peter (2007). History of the Urhobo people of Niger Delta. Buffalo, N.Y.: Urhobo Historical Society. pp. 284–287. ISBN 9789780772888. OCLC 179792923.
- ^ https://africalaunchpad.com/olu-of-warri-palace-in-nigeria/
- ^ https://ugbajoitsekiriusa.org/about/our-olus
- ^ Ayomike, J.O.S. (1988). A History of Warri. Ilupeju Press.
- ^ https://thinkafrica.net/the-itsekiri-kingdom-1480-ad-present-the-afro-europeans-of-the-niger-delta/
- ^ Ekeh, Peter Palmer; Society, Urhobo Historical (2007). History of the Urhobo People of Niger Delta. Urhobo Historical Society. ISBN 978-978-077-288-8.
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