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Among his several accomplishments, Chief HO Davies was a national president of the World Peace
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nationalist, founding father, lawyer, journalist, trade unionist, thought leader and politician during the nation's movement towards independence in 1960 and immediately afterwards.
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when both individuals became prominent members, contributors and national leaders with large followings. Davies was the founding
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was a key mediator during a fractious period in the history of the
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Inns of Court, London in 1946. In 1959, Davies spent a year as a Fellow of the Center for
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