The Washington Post, July 8th, 1998
MOSHOOD ABIOLA, dead yesterday after four years of harsh imprisonment, had become a symbol of Nigeria's struggle for democracy, but he was not your typical dissident. After a childhood of deprivation, Mr. Abiola became a multimillionaire, at least in part through close ties to the military dictators who have misruled his homeland throughout most of its independence. But when the moment of reckoning came, Mr. Abiola opted for principle -- and yesterday both he and his country paid the price. Mr. Abiola's death at age 60 is another setback for Africa's most populous, and one of its most troubled...
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