| 词条 | George T. Kurubo |
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| name =George T Kurubo | image = | imagesize = | smallimage = | caption = | order = | office =Chief of Air Staff, Nigerian Air Force | term_start =January 1966 | term_end =August 1967 | predecessor = W Timming | successor =Shittu Alao | birth_date ={{dts|1934|07|27}} | birth_place =Bonny, Rivers State, Rivers State, Nigeria | death_date = 2000 | death_place = | nationality =Nigerian | spouse = | relations = | children = | residence = | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = | religion = | website = | footnotes = }} George Tamunoiyowunam Kurubo (born 1934 - died 2000) was Nigerian Air Force's Chief of the Air Staff from 1966 to 1967. Lieutenant Colonel George T Kurubo was the third Commander of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), the first indigenous to hold the post. He was married, had four children, visited the Government School in Bonny. EducationFrom 1948-1953, Kurubo attended Government College in Umuahia, then Regular Officers' Training School in Accra in 1953, then Officer Cadets Training School, Eaton Hall, Cheshire in 1954. From 1954 to 1955, he attended Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, then the Young Air Infantry Officers' School in 1956, then Senior Air Infantry Officers' School in 1961, and finally Command and Staff College, Quetta, Pakistan in 1964. CareerKurubo was promoted second lieutenant and then platoon commander in 1956. Between 1957 and 1965, her served in various command positions. In 1964, he moved from Lt-Col in the Army to the newly formed Nigerian Air Force in 1964. In January 1966, he became the first indigenous Air Force Chief. An Easterner, he did not go with the Igbo-led secession because he was from Rivers State which was carved out of the Eastern Region at the outbreak of the Nigerian Civil War. Serving as the Eastern commander of logistics, Kurubo defected from Biafra to the Federal Government. From January–July 1966, Kurubo served as a member of the Supreme Military Council, and as a member of the Federal Executive Council. On 12 August 1967, he was appointed Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Soviet Union, where he stayed until 1973. In 1970, he was promoted to Brigadier General. From {{dts|1974|12|28}} until 1975, Kurubo served as Nigeria's ambassador to Iran,[2] also accredited to Ankara. On {{dts|1975|08|19}}, Kurubo retired from the military[3] Political careerIn 1977, he served as chairman of the Bonny Local Government Area's Management Committee. Then, from 1977 to 1978, he was a member of the Constituent Assembly of the Second Nigerian Republic.[4] Kurubo died in 2000. References1. ^History of The Nigerian Air Force {{Chiefs of Air Staff (CAS) Nigeria}}{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2010}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Kurubo, George T}}2. ^Iran Almanac and Book, Echo of Iran., 1976, [https://books.google.de/books?id=KvgIAQAAIAAJ&q=Teheran+%22George+Kurubo%22&dq=Teheran+%22George+Kurubo%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=05RTVcrIKsevsAG2ioGwBA&redir_esc=y p. 152] 3. ^[https://www.wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/1975LAGOS08028_b.html] 4. ^Raph Uwechue, Africa Who's who, Africa Journal Limited, 1991, [https://books.google.de/books?id=9EAOAQAAMAAJ&q=diplomat+1934+%22Kurubo%22&dq=diplomat+1934+%22Kurubo%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=zZlTVaOBC4L8ygOB1IDwBw&redir_esc=y p. 965] 12 : 2000 deaths|Nigerian Air Force officers|Ambassadors of Nigeria to the Soviet Union|Ambassadors of Nigeria to Turkey|1934 births|People from Bonny|20th-century Nigerian politicians|Ambassadors of Nigeria to Iran|Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst|Rivers State military personnel|Chiefs of the Air Staff (Nigeria)|Government College Umuahia alumni |
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