How Alhassan Dantata became West Africa’s Richest Man in the 1950s

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  • Опубликовано: 30 июл 2024
  • Alhaji Alhassan Dantata was a Nigerian businessman who was the wealthiest man in West Africa at the time of his death on August 17, 1955.
    The young Alhassan was brought up in the care of an old slave woman, who was known as "Tata" from which circumstance young Alhassan became known as Alhassan Dantata because of her role as his mother. "Dantata" means “son of Tata”.
    So, how did Alhassan Dantata, a "son of an old slave woman", become West Africa’s Richest Man in the 1950s? #HistoryVille #AlhassanDantata
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    TIMESTAMPS
    00:00 Intro
    00:48 Birth and Early Life
    04:22 Groundnut Pyramids
    09:25 Relationship with Women
    13:03 Death
    14:10 Legacy
    15:40 Next Video

Комментарии • 65

  • @HistoryVille
    @HistoryVille  2 года назад +1

    Read the full article here: www.thehistoryville.com/alhassan-dantata/

  • @wildsane203
    @wildsane203 2 года назад +21

    He is one of the most respected people in the history of Kano state not just for his wealth but for this character and nobility. He truly lived a legendary life.

    • @intsikayethu495
      @intsikayethu495 2 года назад +1

      What a privilege to learn about his life🙌🏿

  • @chelsealyons6496
    @chelsealyons6496 2 года назад +6

    Whoa wait!!! Alhassan is Aliko Dangotes great grandfather??? Wow, that's amazing. To come from such wealth.

  • @funny-xz7td
    @funny-xz7td 2 года назад +11

    Masha allah alhassan dantata may his gentle soul rest in peace may aljannatul firdaus be his final destination ameen ya rabbi

  • @intsikayethu495
    @intsikayethu495 2 года назад +5

    Wow , its so great to African history represented like this. We started a channel about African heritage and culture to bring awareness to our roots✊🏿

  • @teekolinski491
    @teekolinski491 Год назад +1

    Was just reading about his grandson. What an amazing family. They all have done well for themselves and their country.

  • @lamingogarden3872
    @lamingogarden3872 2 года назад +2

    Again we will share your good work. People love it so much on Facebook

  • @IzzyCurious
    @IzzyCurious 2 года назад

    kudos. best channel ever

  • @yusufkitgakka6727
    @yusufkitgakka6727 2 года назад +4

    I Always enjoy your content. keep the good work 👍.

  • @iheanyinnaji9254
    @iheanyinnaji9254 2 года назад +10

    The old guard like this man worked hard for their money and there are many of them but, things have changed as the new matra is wealth without work.

  • @MrHonesttruth7
    @MrHonesttruth7 11 месяцев назад +3

    Correction: Aliko Dangote, late Alhassan Dantata's great grandson, is not only the richest person in Africa, he is the richest Black person in the world.

  • @olohialli9289
    @olohialli9289 Год назад +1

    I love the sound track

  • @qadarsaeed
    @qadarsaeed 2 года назад

    Thank you

  • @ezehchibuike8134
    @ezehchibuike8134 2 года назад +1

    Great story

  • @recyclingghana
    @recyclingghana 2 года назад +1

    I have learnt a lot about his business, life and strategies today.

  • @kabirunafiu7550
    @kabirunafiu7550 2 года назад

    merit presented

  • @murtalamusah8278
    @murtalamusah8278 2 года назад +8

    That's the great grandfather of Aliko Dangote...so they're already rich

    • @ASOYE3852
      @ASOYE3852 2 года назад +2

      Yes. And it’s not because a man of God prayed for him.

  • @qadarsaeed
    @qadarsaeed 2 года назад +2

    God bless him allhasan dantata👍

  • @Matthew-16-26
    @Matthew-16-26 2 года назад

    Interesting.

  • @FaFa-fl1kh
    @FaFa-fl1kh 2 года назад +5

    Dangote's grandfather

  • @iheanyinnaji9254
    @iheanyinnaji9254 2 года назад +3

    I forgot to add that in Europe and America business can stay in family for 100 years or more but not in Nigeria.

    • @wildsane203
      @wildsane203 2 года назад +4

      Nigeria is a broad land, there are people in Kano that have been on the same business for over 500 years and are still wealthy.

    • @iheanyinnaji9254
      @iheanyinnaji9254 2 года назад +1

      @@wildsane203 Nonsense, absolutely Nonsense not even Rockefellers or the famous Rothschild banking family were in business that long. Anyway, this is not an intellectual forum but, it is pertinent to note that the niger delta oil obliterated the famed groundnuts pyramids of Kano. What a tragedy? What a tragedy? We now import.

    • @wildsane203
      @wildsane203 2 года назад +3

      @@iheanyinnaji9254 the Dan Tata bloodline have been rich for centuries not on the same level but they have always been marchants. The video even hinted that.

    • @wildsane203
      @wildsane203 2 года назад

      @@iheanyinnaji9254 I know about the Rothschild, they are a new family in the general wealth compared to families in Saudi Arabia, China and India. Amstel Rothschild is where the money starts at the end of the cruel French segregation and oppression of the Jews.

    • @iheanyinnaji9254
      @iheanyinnaji9254 2 года назад +2

      My fellow Nigerians, I want to make it perfectly clear, that the old economy is still relevant today as the world continues to move fast especially New technology. Men like odumegwu father louis, Tagbo Onyekwelu, and other igbo men made their money from palm oil exports that has been dominated by Indonesia, and Malaysia. Unfortunately, each time you go on social media you hear the word BILLIONAIRE, BILLIONAIRE, what does the guy do?

  • @funny-xz7td
    @funny-xz7td 2 года назад

    ❤️♥️❤️

  • @zeezeebo
    @zeezeebo 2 года назад +2

    He’s not the son of the slave, she was his nanny, get the fact straight!

  • @olumakinwaisingbadebo706
    @olumakinwaisingbadebo706 2 года назад

    The man of riches iNotherner of NIGERIA "Dantata"

  • @jeromelubabalojacobs8872
    @jeromelubabalojacobs8872 Месяц назад

    This is inspiring considering this was the height of colonialism

  • @ismailowoo9370
    @ismailowoo9370 2 года назад +8

    The man who made Dangote

    • @Historyfactory0
      @Historyfactory0 2 года назад

      Nope

    • @OsitaNwokeocha
      @OsitaNwokeocha 2 года назад +1

      Actually I heard he was his uncle

    • @iheanyinnaji9254
      @iheanyinnaji9254 2 года назад

      He gave Aliko a loan around 500,000k in the early 70s a lot of money.

    • @OsitaNwokeocha
      @OsitaNwokeocha 2 года назад +1

      @@iheanyinnaji9254 Alhassan was Aliko’s grandfather and the man that gave him the loan was his son who was a brother to Aliko’s mother

    • @ismailowoo9370
      @ismailowoo9370 2 года назад +1

      @@OsitaNwokeocha his grandfather.. maternal grandfather

  • @dgk693
    @dgk693 2 года назад

    odumegwu ojukwu?

  • @olumakinwaisingbadebo706
    @olumakinwaisingbadebo706 2 года назад

    . .dealing with agricultural products COTTON AND GRANUTS exporting to European countries from Lagos ports of Lagos

  • @swiftgist
    @swiftgist 2 года назад +27

    Hmm, while Dantata was busy building empire some of our great grand fathers were fight silly war, searching for stupid powers and dwelling in poverty.
    I shall make a change in my generation

  • @mamadouwjallow1423
    @mamadouwjallow1423 6 месяцев назад

    The richest man in Africa will remain Mansa Musa of Mali 🇲🇱 Empire!!

  • @aldenpeng4787
    @aldenpeng4787 2 года назад +8

    Dantata was a wealthy man no doubt, but he was no where close to Sir Louis Ojukwu the richest man in Africa in 1940s and 50s.

    • @dejisama
      @dejisama 2 года назад +1

      You be toso

    • @GunshipGlare_1
      @GunshipGlare_1 2 года назад

      @@dejisama leave the fool

    • @madikedaniel8283
      @madikedaniel8283 5 месяцев назад

      He said one of the richest men which is right, of which Sir Louis Ojukwu, whose net worth in present day is valued at $60bill

  • @daresanusi8532
    @daresanusi8532 2 года назад +5

    Hi historyville please I need your contact. working on a project would like to involve your service

  • @christianibazee2306
    @christianibazee2306 2 года назад

    Your son Bashir Dantata still have my four months Sallary ....That money he mustpay it... wicked people.....I work for him in lintex international company @Olowotedo Ogun state... we were any .....