Toyin O. Falola
Contributor
Dr. Toyin Falola is an African historian and the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair Professor in the Humanities and a Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas at Austin. He is a Fellow of the Historical Society of Nigeria and A Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Letters.
Primary Contributions (4)
Nigerian Civil War, war between Nigeria’s federal government and the secessionist state Biafra that lasted from 1967 to 1970. Nigeria became an independent country on October 1, 1960. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was its first federal prime minister—he had held that position since 1957—and Nnamdi Azikiwe…
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Publications (3)
Nationalism and African Intellectuals
Toyin Falola. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 295-358) And Index.
Ibadan: Foundation, Growth and Change, 1830-1960 (2022)
This Is An Unprecedented Reference Guide To The Development Of Ibadan From The Last Years Of True African Autonomy In The Early Nineteenth Century Through The Onslaught Of British Colonialism, All The Way Up Until Nigeria's Independence--publisher's Website.
