Background
ANYAOKU, Eleazar Chukwuemeka Emeka was born on January 18, 1933 in Obosi. Son of the late Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Anyaoku, Ononupo of Okpuno Ire and Cecilia Adiba (nee Ogbogu).
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Eleazar Chukwuemeka Emeka Anyaoku, Nigerian Diplomat. Decorated commander Order of the Niger (Nigeria). Active Council Selly Oaks College, Birmingham, 1980-1983, Council Save the Children Fund, 1984-1990, Council International Institute Strategic Studies, London, since 1987. Fellow Republic of South Africa; member Royal Commonwealth Society (vice president 1975), Club of Rome (honorary).
Education
Graduate, University Ibadan, Nigeria. Doctor of Letters (honorary), University Ibadan, Nigeria, 1990. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Ahmadu Bello, 1991.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Nigeria, 1991. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Aberdeen, United Kingdom, 1992. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Reading, United Kingdom, 1992.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Bristol, United Kingdom, 1993. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Oxford, United Kingdom, 1993. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Birmingham, United Kingdom, 1993.
Career
With, Commonwealth Development Corporation, London and Lagos, Nigeria, 1959-1962;
joined, Nigerian Diplomatic Svc., 1962;
member, Permanent Mission to United Nations, New York City, 1963-1966;
assistant director international affairs division, Coommonwealth Secretariat, 1966-1971;
director, Government of Nigeria, 1971-1975;
assistant secretary-general of Commonwealth, Government of Nigeria, 1975-1977;
deputy secretary-general, Government of Nigeria, 1977-1990;
secretary-general of Commonwealth, Government of Nigeria, since 1990;
minister external affairs, Government of Nigeria, 1983. Secretary review committee Commonwealth Intergovtl. Orgns., 1966; member Commonwealth Observer Team for Gibraltar Referendum, 1967, Anguilla Commission, West Indies, 1970.
Deputy conference secretary Meeting of Commonwealth Heads of Government, London, 1969, Singapore, 1971, conference secretary, Ottawa, 1973, Kingston, Jamaica, 1975. Leader Commonwealth Mission to Mozambique, 1975. Observer Zimbabwe Talks, Geneva, 1976.
Active Council Overseas Development Institute, 1979-1990.
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Membership
Active Council Selly Oaks College, Birmingham, 1980-1983, Council Save the Children Fund, 1984-1990, Council International Institute Strategic Studies, London, since 1987. Fellow Republic of South Africa. Member Royal Commonwealth Society (vice president 1975), Club of Rome (honorary).
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Married Ebunola Olubunmi Solanke, 1962. 4 children.
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Nigerian