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Nigerian businesswoman and politician (1915–2015)

ChiefHannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo (née Adelana; 25 November 1915 – 19 September 2015), popularly known as HID,^[1] was a Nigerian businesswoman and politician.

Biography

Born to a modest family in the small Ikenne community of Ogun State in Nigeria, she attended Methodist Girls' High School in Lagos.^[2] She was married to politician Obafemi Awolowo from 26 December 1937 to his death in 1987.^[3] He famously referred to her as his "jewel of inestimable value".

She was also a successful businesswoman^[4] and astute politician. She played an active role in the politics of Western Nigeria. She stood in for her husband in the alliance formed between the NCNC and the AG, called the United Progressive Grand Alliance (UPGA), while he was tried and in jail.

The plans were that she would contest the elections, and if she won, would step down for her husband in a by-elect