Obas of Benin Codexery

Ewuare II

Thirty-ninth Oba of Benin, crowned in 2016.

On 20 October 2016, Ewuare II, whose birth date is 20 October 1953, became the 39th Oba of Benin.[1][2]

Quick Facts

Reign
2016–present
Predecessor
Erediauwa
Spouses
5
Issue
At least 4
Birth name
Eheneden Erediauwa
Born
20 October 1953

Facts from the source article.

Key facts and history

Before becoming Oba, he was known as Eheneden Erediauwa.[3] He attended Edo College from 1965 to 1967 and Immaculate Conception College from 1968 to 1970.[3] He worked at the United Nations between 1981 and 1982.[4] He chose his name as tribute to the 15th-century Ewuare I.[5][6]

In 2018, he issued a curse against juju priests involved in human trafficking.[7] South Thames College in London awarded him an A-Level Certificate.[3] An economics degree from the University of Wales and a Master of Public Administration from Rutgers University were both earned by him.[3] Italy was another country where he served as Nigeria's Ambassador.[4]

At the start of his reign, he called for the repatriation of the Benin Bronzes, which were taken by the British Empire during the 1897 Benin Expedition.[5]

What the cited sources add

The Nigerian Tribune reported that Governor Adams Oshiomhole presented the new king the staff of office at his coronation.[2] The same source noted that Oba Ewuare crossed the symbolic Isekhere Bridge during the ceremony.[2] The Sun stated that Ewuare II assured all at his coronation of his desire to sustain the legacy of peace left by his father, Oba Erediauwa.[6] This Day reported that Governor Godwin Obaseki said the relationship between the state government and Oba Ewuare II improved the quality of life in the state.[8]

The same source noted that Oba Ewuare II thanked the state government for criminalising CDA activities.[8] The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung described how, for his first anniversary on the throne, crowds flowed to the palace, which had been rebuilt on the site where the Royal Navy burned the old one in 1897.[9][10]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Ewuare II" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Olaitan, "New Benin king crowned as Ewuare II", Nigerian Tribune; Keazor, "Crowning the Oba of Benin Kingdom: tradition 700 years old", CNN, 21 November 2016; Olaitan, "New Benin king crowned as Ewuare II", Nigerian Tribune (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Olaitan, "New Benin king crowned as Ewuare II", Nigerian Tribune. facts only, no text reused. tribuneonlineng.com
  3. Wikipedia, "Ewuare II" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The coronation of Oba Ewuare II: A cardinal event", Newsplus (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Ewuare II" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The coronation of Oba Ewuare II: A cardinal event", Newsplus; "Ewuare N'Ogidigan II: 40th Oba of Benin", The Sun (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Ewuare II" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Taub, "The Desperate Journey of a Trafficked Girl", April 10, 2017; "Coronation Anniversary: Obaseki Salutes Oba Ewuare II, lauds inspiring partnership with Govt", This Day, 21 October 2017; "Benin: Die Beute Bronzen. Kapitel 3 - Trauma in Nigeria", Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 15 January 2018 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  6. "Ewuare N'Ogidigan II: 40th Oba of Benin", The Sun. facts only, no text reused. sunnewsonline.com
  7. Wikipedia, "Ewuare II" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, "A Voodoo Curse on Human Traffickers", The New York Times, 24 March 2018; Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, "A Voodoo Curse on Human Traffickers", The New York Times, 24 March 2018 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. "Coronation Anniversary: Obaseki Salutes Oba Ewuare II, lauds inspiring partnership with Govt", This Day, 21 October 2017. facts only, no text reused. thisdaylive.com
  9. "Benin: Die Beute Bronzen. Kapitel 3 - Trauma in Nigeria", Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 15 January 2018. facts only, no text reused. faz.net
  10. Wikipedia, "Ewuare II" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Benin: Die Beute Bronzen. Kapitel 3 - Trauma in Nigeria", Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 15 January 2018 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Ewuare II (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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