Prof ade adefuye biography definition
Prof ade adefuye biography definition
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Adebowale Adefuye
Nigerian historian and diplomat (1947–2015)
Adebowale Ibidapo Adefuye (January 1947 – August 27, 2015) was a Nigerian historian and diplomat.
Academic career
Born in Ijebu-Igbo, Adefuye attended the University of Ibadan, first graduating in 1969.[1] He obtained a Ph.D in history from the same institution in 1973.[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 1985 to 1987.[2]
Diplomatic career
He was named the Ambassador to Jamaica in 1987, serving until 1991.
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