Adebayo Adedeji

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Adebayo Adedeji was a prominent Nigerian economist and diplomat best known for serving as Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and for his influential work on African development policy.

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instanceOf Nigerian politician
academic
diplomat
economist
human
continentOfCitizenship Africa
contributedTo African economic integration
policy debates on structural adjustment in Africa
countryOfBirth Nigeria
countryOfCitizenship Nigeria
countryOfDeath Nigeria
dateOfBirth 1930-12-21
dateOfDeath 2018-04-25
educatedAt London School of Economics
University of Ibadan
University of London
employer United Nations
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
endTime 1991
familyName Adedeji
fieldOfWork African development policy
development economics
economics
public administration
givenName Adebayo
knownFor leadership of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
work on African development policy
languageSpoken English
memberOf United Nations Secretariat
name Adebayo Adedeji
nationality Nigerian
notableIdea regional integration in Africa
self-reliant development strategies for Africa
notableWork Lagos Plan of Action for the Economic Development of Africa
occupation diplomat
economist
public servant
university teacher
placeOfBirth Ijebu-Ode
placeOfDeath Lagos
positionHeld Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
startTime 1975
workLocation Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Nigeria

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