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Bandele Omoniyi (6 November 1884 – 1913)[1] was a Nigerian nationalist who is best known for his book A Defence of the Ethiopian Movement (1908), which urged for political reforms in the colonies, warning that otherwise a revolution in Africa might end British rule.[2] According to Hakim Adi, he is one of the earliest examples of the politically active West African student in Britain.[3]
- ^ Kevin Shillington, Encyclopedia of African History, Volume 1, Fitzroy Dearborn, 2005, p. 596.
- ^ David Killingray, Africans in Britain, Frank Cass & Company, 1994, p. 109.
- ^ Hakim Adi, "Bandele Omoniyi--A Neglected Nigerian Nationalist", African Affairs, Vol. 90, No. 361 (October 1991), pp. 581–605.