ðə mˈoʊst fˈeɪməs lˌɛɾɚwˈʌnˈiːsˈiːdˈiːbɑːlˈɑː ɪn ɹˈiːsənt joːɹˈuːbə hˈɪstɚɹi ɪz ˈiːzili ˈoʊdʒdɛŋb, ðɪ ˈaɪ dʒˈeɪ lˌɛɾɚwˈʌnˈiːbˈiːnˈaɪn lˌɛɾɚwˈʌnˈiːsˈɪksθɹˈiː ɐ wˈɔːɹ kəmˈændɚ hˌuː kˈoʊlˈɛd ðə "ɛkˈiːɾi pˈiː ɐ ˈɑːɹ ɐ pˈiː lˌɛɾɚwˈʌnˈiːsˈiːdˈiː", ɐ klˈæn kənfˌɛdɚɹˈeɪʃən wˌɪtʃ stˈʊd tʊ əpˈoʊz ðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəlˌɪzəm ʌv nˈaɪntiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi ˈaɪbædən.
The most famous Ọbaálá in recent Yoruba history is easily Ogedengbe, the Ijẹṣa war commander who co-led the "Ekiti Parapọ", a clan confederation which stood to oppose the imperialism of 19th century Ibadan.