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Jaja (jä`jə), fl. 1869–87, Nigerian merchant prince. A former slave, he became an important trader in Bonny in the 1860s as a middleman between the coastal markets and the Nigerian interior. In 1869 he founded his own state at Opobo on the Gulf of Guinea. From there he controlled supplies of palm oil and opposed the efforts of British firms to penetrate the interior. The traders persuaded the British vice consul, Henry Hamilton (Sir Harry) Johnston, to act against Jaja, who was seized in 1887 and then deported to the West Indies.
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No references found | The gathering on 23 August praised the bravery of African men and women who resisted, such as Queen Nzinga, King Affonso I, Joseph Cinquez, who led a revolt of 50 slaves in 1839 and took control of a Spanish ship called Amistad and tried to sail it to Africa, King Jaja of Opobo, King Cudjoe, the leader of the Jamaican Maroons, and many others. Another resident, who wished anonymity, told this scribe four Taliban commanders including Mullah Tahir, Mullah Zikriy, Lando and Jaja Khan were among those killed in the operation. Metalist were ahead on the half-hour through Valentyn Sliusar with Jaja making it 2-0 on the night after 56 minutes. |
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