Adefuye, whose tenure as ambassador ends on August 31, 2015 died after suffering from an heart attack in a Washington, DC hospital.
He was born in Ijebu-Igbo, in 1947, he received his First Degree in History at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, in 1969, and in 1973 earned a Ph.D. in History there, with a dissertation on "The Political History of the Palwo, 1400-1911." As a Fulbright scholar he studied at Columbia University, the University of North Florida and the University of Florida in Gainesville.
He was born in Ijebu-Igbo, in 1947, he received his First Degree in History at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, in 1969, and in 1973 earned a Ph.D. in History there, with a dissertation on "The Political History of the Palwo, 1400-1911." As a Fulbright scholar he studied at Columbia University, the University of North Florida and the University of Florida in Gainesville.