Nigerian Billionaire Antonio Deinde Fernandez is Dead

Antonio Oladeinde Fernandez, Nigerian billionaire and gemstone tycoon passes on at age 79.

He passed away on Tuesday 1st September 2015 in Belgium. His friend, CEO of Ovation Magazine Dele Momodu, as well as his daughter, Abimbola Fernadez made the announcement via social media.

Fernadez, born in 1936, was one of Africa’s richest men, with a reported networth of $8.7 billion. He owned diamond and gold mines in the Central African Republic (CAR), and was Permanent Representative of CAR to the United Nations.

Tributes on Social Media

Daddy’s girl for life. I just lost my hero. Only God is holding me together right now.

A photo posted by H.I.H Abimbola Fernandez (@hiiibim) on Sep 1, 2015 at 3:19pm PDT

YEMOJA the ocean-going yacht was owned by AMBASSADOR CHIEF ANTONIO OLADEINDE FERNANDEZ… A photo posted by DELE MOMODU (@delemomoduovation) on Sep 1, 2015 at 4:49pm PDT