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Nigerian historian and diplomat (–)

Adebowale Ibidapo Adefuye (January – August 27, ) was a Nigerian historian and diplomat.

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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 yea ADEFUYE, Prof. Adebowale Ibidapo - Biographical Legacy and ... ZYWI