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Olajide Aluko married
Ekundayo Monilola Aluko and together they have five children. He died on 5 March 1991 at the age of 49. Since his death, his former students and associates have immortalised his name, for example Professor Olusoji Akomolafe, along with one of his junior colleagues, late
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Nigerian Society of International Affairs in 1974-1975, and President from 1981 – 1983. He was a member of several local and international professional bodies including the Canadian Association of Africa Affairs, International Institute of Strategic Studies UK,
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or stable foreign policy was shattered by the early 1980s. Professor Aluko later often argued against
Nigeria's march towards grandeur in foreign policy. He believed it would transfer national resources and energy towards regionalisation when
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Governing Council of the Foreign Service Academy of the Ministry of External Affairs, Lagos from 1980 till 1988. He lectured at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem from 1989 -1990 and proceeded to become a
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He gave annual lectures at the
National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru since 1979 and participated in several seminars organised by the
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In 2013, some of his students joined the family in establishing the
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Jide Aluko, was a recipient of several international awards and honors notably: Departmental Prize, best student in
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boom era of the 1970s, he leaned towards the viewpoint of a strong and powerful
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where he graduated top of his class with a B.A. History in 1965 and was awarded the best student in
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could be utilized to generate internal economic strength. The corollary to this would be the nation maximizing its strength in
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The Political Economy of African Foreign Policy: Comparative Analysis, editor. Palgrave Macmillan August 1984.
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The Future of Africa and the New International Economic Order Nieo. Co-editor, Palgrave Macmillan April 1986,
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2011 - 2016 publicly acknowledged him in his Inaugural lecture, “Nigeria, France and the
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and had little economic and political stability to earn respect among other nations.
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in various capacities within and outside the country and other African countries on
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Africa and the Great Powers in the 1980s. Editor, Univ Pr of Amer November 1987.
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