Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola (often referred to as M. K. O. Abiola) (August 24, 1937?, Abeokuta - July 7, 1998, Abuja), was a Nigerian Yorùbá businessman and political figure. August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Location of Abeokuta in Nigeria Abeokuta is a city of southwest Nigeria, situated at 7°8′ N 3°25′ E, on the Ogun river, 64 miles north of Lagos by railway, or 81 miles by water. ... July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Location of Abuja in Nigeria Abuja, estimated population 1,078,700, is the capital city of Nigeria in western Africa. ... The Yorùbá are the second largest ethnic group in Nigeria, after the Hausa and Fulani (21%). The Yorubas constitute approximately 21% percent of Nigerias total population, and numbering upwards of 30 million individuals throughout the region of West Africa. ... A businessman (sometimes businesswoman, female; or businessperson, gender neutral) is a generic term for a wide range of people engaged in profit-oriented enterprises, generally the management of a company. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics, sometimes this may include political scientists. ...

In the presidential elections of June 12, 1993, Abiola represented the Social Democratic Party, and overwhlemingly defeated his more militantly Islamic rival, the Hausa Bashir Tofa of the National Republican Convention. His running mate was Alhaji Baba Gana Kingigbe. It is widely believed that Kingigbe helped Abiola take over the party machinery as he was very influential in the party having served as its chairman. Abiola then served as the president-elect of Nigeria in 1993 before the election was annulled by Ibrahim Babangida. Abiola died in captivity of a heart attack on July 7, 1998. It is however believed by many pro-democratic Nigerians that the death of Abiola immediately following that of his captor-the late dictator Sani Abacha was masterminded by the conservative cabal comprising the then ruling military government, some military apologists and the northern political forces with the help of their southern collaborators and beneficiaries in order to set in motion a political machinery that will eventually restore power to the north. There are a large number of political parties named the Social Democratic Party. ... Islām is described as a dīn, meaning way of life and/or guidance. Six articles of belief There are six basic beliefs shared by all Muslims: 1. ... The Hausa are a people of northern Nigeria and southeastern Niger. ... A President-elect is a candidate who has officially been elected President, but who has not yet acceded to his Office, as it is still occupied by the out-going President. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Ibrahim Babangida General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (born August 17, 1941), popularly known as IBB, was the military ruler of Nigeria from August 1985 until his departure from office under heavy popular pressure in 1993, after his annulment of elections held that year which were widely held to have been the... July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Abacha General Sani Abacha (20 September 1943 - 8 June 1998) was the military dictator of Nigeria from 1993 to 1998. ...