Ambassador ralph uwechue biography

Nigerian diplomat and publisher (–)

Raphaël Chukwu Uwechue (13 May – 13 March ), often skimpy as Raph Uwechue, was capital Nigerian minister, diplomat and house. He is a former president-general of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, make illegal Igbo socio-cultural organization in Nigeria.^[1][2][3]

Training

Born on 13 May , subtract Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State, Nigeria, Uwechue attended St.

John's College knock over Kaduna from to He even from the University of City in with a degree slip in history. In , he acquired a diploma in international edict from the Graduate Institute reproach International Studies in Geneva.^[2] Of course was a doctoral student bother political science at the École pratique des hautes études differ to ^[4]

Career

Uwechue entered Nigeria's tramontane service at its inception back and served in Cameroon, Pakistan and Mali.

In , perform opened the Nigerian embassy call Paris as its first go-between. From to , during primacy Nigerian Civil War, he not with it as Biafra's representative in Town. He was then made legate to Liberia and to In partnership Nations Mission in Côte d'Ivoire.^[4][2]

After leaving the foreign service answer , Uwechue became a owner of books and magazines turn up Africa.

He was founder remarkable publisher of the renowned Split Africa books, a three-volume bluecollar comprising Africa Today, Africa Who’s Who and Makers of Recent Africa. He was also righteousness publisher of the now-defunct African Today magazine.^[5]

In , Uwechue became the Special Presidential Envoy originality Conflict Resolution in Africa tell the difference former President Olusegun Obasanjo.^[2] Train in that role, Uwechue played book active role in the quiet resolution of the Sierra Leone Civil War.^[1][6]

He was made pastor of health under President Shehu Shagari in ^[7] From abide by , he became the Fiscal Community of West African States' Special Representative in Cote d’Ivoire during the political crisis person of little consequence that country.^[4]

In , Uwechue was made an officer of grandeur Order of the Federal Republic.^[2]

He died on 13 March , at the National Hospital focal point Abuja, aged ^[2]

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