Bolanle awe biography sample
Awe was born on in the town expose Ilesa, Colonial Nigeria to Prophet Akindeji Fajembola and Mosebolatan Abede....
This article seeks to explore the dynamics of marginalising women from political power, and the ways in which “First Ladies” have sought to intervene.Bolanle Awe
Nigerian history professor (born 1933)
Bolanle Awe (Yoruba: Bọ́láńlé (Fájẹ́m̄bọ́là) Awẹ́ born 28 January 1933) is a Nigerian and Yoruba history professor. She became the Pro-Chancellor of the University of Nigeria in Nsukka.
She has been called a Nigerian "intellectual hero".[1]
Life
Awe was born on 28 January 1933 in the town of Ilesa, Colonial Nigeria to Samuel Akindeji Fajembola and Mosebolatan Abede. Her father was originally from the town of Ibadan, and also he was a cocoa trader a manager at the John Holt & Co, a shipping and general merchandise company.
Her mother was from the town of Ilesa, and was a member of the Abede family, a branch of the Royal House of Bilayirere, one of the 4 royal houses of Ilesa.
BIOGRAPHY OF PROFESSOR BOLANLE AWE. Professor Bolanle Awe (nee Fajembola) was born in in the Nigerian southwest town of.
Her mother was a teacher. Upon her father's transfer to one of the branches of John Holt & Co. in Ilesa, Awe was born. She was born in a community where practitioners of Islam, Christianity, and the Yoruba religion lived harmoniousl