Oluyemi Adeniji
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Oluyemi Adeniji (born July 22, 1934 in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State) is a Nigerian politician who has been the Internal Affairs Minister of his country since June 21, 2006. He was previously the Special Representative of the General Secretary with the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) from November 19, 1999 to July 16, 2003 and Foreign Minister of Nigeria from July 2003 to June 2006.
Beginning in early March 2008, he is heading negotiations in Kenya related to that country's political crisis, following the departure of the previous head negotiator, Kofi Annan.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "Kenyan crisis talks to resume without deal-broker Annan", AFP, March 3, 2008.
- ADENIJI, Oluyemi. OperationsPaix.net. University of Montreal. Retrieved on 2007-05-11.
- "Sierra rebels free child soldiers", BBC Online, BBC, 2001-05-26. Retrieved on 2007-05-11.
- "Huang Ju Meets with Nigerian Foreign Minister Oluyemi Adeniji", Fmprc.gov.cn, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, 2005-03-24. Retrieved on 2007-05-11.
| Preceded by Sule Lamido |
Foreign Minister of Nigeria 2003 – 2006 |
Succeeded by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala |
| Preceded by Magaji Muhammed |
Minister of Internal Affairs June 21, 2006 – present |
Incumbent |
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