Background
Fyle, Cecil Magbaily was born on August 23, 1944 in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Son of Benoni Samuel and Gwendolyn (Johnson) Fyle.
Fyle, Cecil Magbaily was born on August 23, 1944 in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Son of Benoni Samuel and Gwendolyn (Johnson) Fyle.
Bachelor in History, Fourah Bay College, Freetown, 1968. Diploma in education, Fourah Bay College, Freetown, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1976.
Research fellow, U. Sierra Leone, Freetown, 1973-1975; lecturer, U. Sierra Leone, Freetown, 1975-1980; director institute African studies, U. Sierra Leone, Freetown, since 1976; senior lecturer, U. Sierra Leone, Freetown, 1980-1983; professor, U. Sierra Leone, Freetown, since 1985; dean, faculty of arts, U. Sierra Leone, Freetown, since 1986; public orator, U. Sierra Leone, Freetown, since 1986. Visiting professor Macalester College, St. Paul, 1983-1984, 86, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1984. Consultant Uneca division Unesco, Addis Ababa, Dakar, Saudi Arabia, 1983.
Member Sydney Warne Commission Enquiry, Freetown, 1987, Bicentennary of Sierra Leone Committee, Freetown, 1987.
Married Olivette Omolara. Children: Cecilia, Omolara, Caiemi, Chinwe, Chima.