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OKon , former Kingdom now in Nigeria
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Okon is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: *Paul Okon, Australian footballer *Akpan Okon, 17th century African king *Kakpokpo Okon, 17th century African prince *Effiong Okon, Nigerian boxer *Rick, Okon, German actor Given name: *Okon Uya, Nigerian governmental official *Okon Flo Essien, Nigerian footballer See also *Obong Okon Ita Obong Okon Ita was an Ibibio king of Ibom Kingdom with its seat of government in Obot Okon Ita. His kingdom was located between present day Abia and Akwa Ibom states in Southeastern Nigeria. He is the father of Akakpokpo Okon and Akpan Okon who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Okon
Paul Michael Okon (born 5 April 1972) is a former Australian soccer player. He has Belgian citizenship. He previously captained the Australian National Team and has represented Australia Olympic Football Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Okon's career began at Marconi Stallions in the old NSL in Australia. He then went on to play at many European clubs including S.S. Lazio and Fiorentina in Italy's Serie A, Vicenza Calcio in Serie B, Middlesbrough F.C. and Leeds United F.C. in the English Premiership, Club Brugge, K.V. Oostende in Belgium's Jupiler League and APOEL in the Cypriot First Division. Okon was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2009, for his services to football in Australia. During his time in Belgium, Okon acquired citizenship of the country. Club career Okon grew up in a Sydney suburb of Bossley Park. He is of German and Italian descent. He represented his high school, Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield during his time a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okon Uya
Okon Edet Uya (12 June 1947 – 17 April 2014) was briefly the chairman of the National Electoral Commission of Nigeria (NECON), appointed by President Ibrahim Babangida after the presidential elections of the 12 June 1993 had been annulled and the previous chairman, Humphrey Nwosu, dismissed. Uya was of Oron origins. He spent six years as a senior official in Nigeria's diplomatic corps, serving as Nigeria's ambassador in Argentina, Peru, Paraguay and Chile. When a professor of history at the University of Calabar, Uya was appointed to conduct a new presidential poll after the annulment of the 12 June 1993 election. The National Republican Convention and Social Democratic Party were asked to present new candidates for a poll that it was hoped would be held by March 1994. But the confusion that followed the annulment crisis prevented Uya from conducting the election before General Sani Abacha assumed power and dismissed him from his office. He later became the Deputy Vice Chancell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kakpokpo Okon
Akakpokpo Okon was an Ibibio prince from the Ibom Kingdom around 1690-1720. He was the son of the marriage between the king Obong Okon Ita and an Igbo woman from the Eze Agwu lineage. Akakpokpo Okon lead a successful coup against his brother Akpan Okon the ''Obong'' (king) with the support of the Eze Agwu, Nnachi, and the Nnubi dynasty {{Short description, 17th century tribal dynastic period in West Africa Osim and Akuma Nnubi were brothers and merchant princes of the Akpa people from the east of the Cross River in the late 17th century. The Akpa people were trading allies with ... in the final phases of the Aro-Ibibio Wars. Despite the fact that the coup was successful, Akakpokpo Okon was killed in combat. External links *http://www.aro-okigbo.com/history_of_the_aros.htm *https://web.archive.org/web/20081121232256/http://www.aronetwork.org/others/arohistory.html *https://www.aronewsonline.com/?p=651 Aro people 18th-century Nigerian people Nigerian royalty Ibibio peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Effiong Okon
Effiong Okon (born 22 May 1985) is a boxer from Nigeria, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his country. There he was outscored in the first round of the men's light flyweight (– 48 kg) division by Italy's Alfonso Pinto. Okon qualified for the 2004 Athens Games by ending up in second place at the 2nd AIBA African 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Gaborone, Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalaha .... In the final he was defeated by Madagascar's Lalaina Rabenarivo. References 1985 births Olympic boxers of Nigeria Living people Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Nigerian male boxers Light-flyweight boxers {{Nigeria-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akpan Okon
Akpan Okon was the last ''Obong'' (king) of Ibom Kingdom around 1690-1720. He was overthrown by his brother Akakpokpo Okon with the support of groups such as the Eze Agwu, Nnachi Ipia, and the Nnubi dynasty in the final phases of the Aro-Ibibio Wars. Akpan Okon's defeat was very significant and crucial to the alliance. The alliance between the Eze Agwu lineage and his ambitious brother Akakpokpo sealed his fate, defeated Obong Okon Ita, and laid the foundation of the Arochukwu Arochukwu Local Government Area, sometimes referred to as Arochuku or Aro Oke-Igbo, is the third largest local government area in Abia State (after Aba and Umuahia) in southeastern Nigeria and homeland of the Igbo subgroup, Aro people. It is co ... kingdom. External links *http://www.aro-okigbo.com/history_of_the_aros.htm *https://web.archive.org/web/20081121232256/http://www.aronetwork.org/others/arohistory.html *http://www.aronewsonline.com/origincivilization.html Aro people 18th-century rulers in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okon Flo Essien
Okon Flo Essien (born December 31, 1981) is a former Nigerian professional footballer. Club career He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2001 for FC Spartak Moscow and played 2 games in the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League. Honours * Nigerian FA Cup winner: 2001. * Russian Premier League The Russian Premier League (RPL; russian: Российская премьер-лига; РПЛ), also written as Russian Premier Liga, is the top division professional association football league in Russia. It was established at the end of 2001 ... champion: 2001. * Russian Cup winner: 2003. References 1981 births Living people People from Calabar Nigerian footballers Nigerian expatriate footballers Dolphin F.C. (Nigeria) players Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Russia FC Spartak Moscow players Sharks F.C. players Expatriate footballers in Russia Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam Calabar Rovers F.C. players Expatriate footballers in Vietnam Russian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |