Abiola, M. K. O. (Moshood Kashimawo Olawale), 1937-1998

found: M.K.O. Abiola, 1990:p. viii (popularly known as MKO) p. 409 (Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, b. 24 Aug. 1937)

found: The life, speech & death of MKO, 1998:t.p. (MKO) cover (MKO Abiola) p. 10, etc. (Nigerian politician and activist; d. July 7, 1998)

found: Abiola, Bashorun M. K. O. Large scale agricultural practice and food security, 1992?: t.p. (Bashorun M.K.O. Abiola)

found: Dictionary of African Biography, accessed October 16, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Abiola, Moshood Kashimawo Olawale; Kashimawo; Moshood; Abiola, M. K. O.; entrepreneur, philanthropist, politician, publisher, presidential candidate; born 24 August 1937 in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria; graduated from Glasgow University (Scotland) with a degree in political economy, commercial law, and management accountancy (1963); graduated from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (1965); served as a senior accountant at the University of Lagos Teaching Hospital, Nigeria; joined International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation (ITT); bestowed with the key to the city of Washington, D.C. (1987); named the international businessman of the year (December 1988); president of the Nigerian Stock Exchange; chair of G15 Business Council; trustee of Martin Luther King Foundation; chancellor of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso; member of the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons; chair of the ruling National Party of Nigeria (1980s); ran on the platform of the Social Democratic Party, in the presidential elections (1993); arrested and charged with treason and remained in custody until his death; died 07 July 1998 in Abuja, Nigeria)