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.jpg) Adefuye during a visit to theWhite House, March 29, 2010 | |
| Born | Adebowale Ibidapo Adefuye January 1947 (1947-01) |
| Died | August 27, 2015(2015-08-27) (aged 68) Washington, D.C., US |
| Alma mater | University of Ibadan |
| Occupation(s) | Historian and diplomat |
| Known for | Diplomacy |
Adebowale Ibidapo Adefuye (January 1947 – August 27, 2015) was a Nigerian historian and diplomat.
Born inIjebu-Igbo, Adefuye attended theUniversity 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 atColumbia University, theUniversity of North Florida, and theUniversity of Florida.[3] Adefuye taught at theUniversity of Lagos, heading the school's history department from 1985 to 1987.[2]
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 of theCommonwealth of Nations for fourteen years. After leaving the Commonwealth, he became an advisor to theEconomic Community of West African States in 2008.[5] PresidentGoodluck Jonathan appointed Adefuye the ambassador to the United States in 2010. During his tenure, Adefuye continually advocated for the United States to provide more military aid to Nigeria to effectively counter the forces ofBoko Haram.[6] He was recalled in 2015 afterMuhammadu Buhari was sworn in aspresident of Nigeria.[2]
He died in Washington, D.C., on August 27, 2015,[7] of a heart attack.[8][9]
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