Henry Adefope
Henry Edmund Olufemi Adefope (born March 15, 1926 in Kaduna , † March 11, 2012 in Lagos ) was a Nigerian politician and IOC member.
Life
As a graduate of Glasgow University (1947-1952) Adefope began his career in the Nigerian Army , where he worked as a doctor from 1953 to 1963 with the rank of brigadier general . He was Nigeria's Minister of Labor from 1975 to 1978 and Foreign Minister from 1978 to 1979. He himself played soccer, tennis and cricket .
Adefope was a member of the IOC from 1985 to 2006, then an honorary member . He was particularly active in promoting African and youth sports in his native Nigeria, where he was a member of the National Olympic Committee from 1967 to 1976 . In 1973 he headed the Organizing Committee of the All-Africa Games in Lagos and he was Vice President of the Commonwealth Games Federation from 1974 to 1982.
Web links
- IOC press release on the death of Henry Edmund Olufemi Adefope on Google Groups on March 12, 2012
- CV at olympic.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ Politics and Games . In: Der Spiegel . No. 4 , 1973, p. 92-93 ( Online - Jan. 11, 1973 ).
- ↑ Henry Edmund Olufemi Adefope ( Memento from July 18, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Adefope, Henry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Adefope, Henry Edmund Olufemi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Nigerian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 15, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kaduna |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 11, 2012 |
| Place of death | Lagos , Nigeria |