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To: GodGunsGuts

I got into this late, so no comment other than whatever became of KingJaja? Seems to have disappeared after tossing out some marbles in the hallway.


90 posted on 03/30/2008 10:16:19 AM PDT by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists...call 'em what you will...They ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
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To: rockinqsranch; AliVeritas
whatever became of KingJaja?

King Jaja of Opobo (1821-1891)

Born in Igboland and sold as a slave to a Bonny trader at the age of twelve, he was named Jubo Jubogha by his first master. He was later sold to Chief Alali, the head of the Opubo Annie Pepple Royal House. Called Jaja by the British, this gifted and enterprising individual eventually became one of the most powerful men in the eastern Niger Delta...

...King Jaja's downfall ensured a victory for British supremacy, paving the way for the eventual imposition of the colonial system in this region by the end of the century.

SOURCE.

119 posted on 03/30/2008 2:57:10 PM PDT by Fred Nerks (a fair dinkum aussie)
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