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In 1940 residents of Ado Ekiti protested
Aladesanmi's reign, but the colonial government refused to remove him. The following year he set up an advisory board to supervise developmental projects in Ado Ekiti regarding construction, transportation, and city planning. He was appointed as President of
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Andrews he was school prefect and president of the Ekiti Parapo Society. He worked as a higher grade officer for the railway in 1933.
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Aladesanmi ascended the throne, becoming Ewi of Ado Ekiti, on 18 June 1937. Ado Ekiti is an ancient city in
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Aladesanmi died on
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345:"Childhood memories: Oba Daniel Aladesanmi 11"
261:Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic
233:on September 28, 1960 and was a member of the
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588:. Owerri, Nigeria: Nigeriana Publications.
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564:Understanding Yoruba Life and Culture
509:Aladeojebi, Gbade (17 October 2016).
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461:Babatola, Jadesola (19 March 2017).
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174:in Nigeria from 1937 until 1983.
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242:My Early Life: An Autobiography
60:Samuel Adeyemi George-Adelabu I
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170:who reigned as Ewi of
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515:. Partridge Africa.
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