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Adebowale Adefuye
Nigerian historian and diplomat (–)
Adebowale Ibidapo Adefuye (January – August 27, ) was a Nigerian historian and diplomat.
Academic career
Born in Ijebu-Igbo, Adefuye attended the University of Ibadan, first graduating in [1] He obtained a Ph.D in history from the same institution in [2] During his academic career, Adefuye was named a Fulbright Scholar and used the funds to do research at Columbia University, the University of North Florida, and the University of Florida.[3] Adefuye taught at the University of Lagos, heading the school's history department from to [2]
Diplomatic career
He was named the Ambassador to Jamaica in , serving until During that period, Adefuye also concurrently served as the ambassador to Belize and Haiti.
He was then the Deputy High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.[4] Adefuye left that post to serve as the deputy director of the Commonwealth of Nations for fourteen years. After leaving the Commonwealth, he became an advisor to the Economic Community of West African States in [5] President Goodluck Jonathan appointed Adefuye the ambassador to the United States in During his tenure, Adefuye continually advocated for the United States to provide more military aid to Nigeria to effectively counter the forces of Boko Haram.[6] He was recalled in after Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in as president of Nigeria.[2]
He died in Washington, D.C., on August 27, ,[7] of a heart attack.[8][9]
References
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- ^O'Grady, Siobhán (28 August ). "Outspoken Nigerian Envoy to Washington Dies Suddenly".Professor ade adefuye biography books free He wrote newspaper articles to defend Nigeria and even published a newsletter. Whenever the need arose to send a team to the United States to put out fires, and manage perception, Ambassador Adefuye would have done all the ground work, and he would be on the ground to assist. He was indeed a very resourceful man. Wherever he served, Adefuye made his mark.
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- ^Oluwarotimi, Abiodun (28 August ).Professor ade adefuye biography books pdf Contents move to sidebar hide. He died in Washington, D. Akinyele They want us to be a bastion of democracy, a peaceful nation.
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