Obaro Ikime
{{short description|Nigerian historian (1936-2023)}}
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| birth_date = 30 December 1936
| birth_place = Anibeze , Delta State, Nigeria
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| death_place = Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
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| occupation = Historian, author
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| notable_works = Leadership in the 19th Century Africa, 1974, The Fall of Nigeria,1977, Groundwork of Nigerian History, 1980
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Prof. Obaro Ikime (30 December 1936 – 25 April 2023) was a Nigerian historian.{{Cite web |date=27 April 2023 |title=Renowned Professor Of History, Obaro Ikime, Dies At 86 |url=https://www.independent.ng/renowned-professor-of-history-obaro-ikime-dies-at-86/ |access-date=27 April 2023 |website=IndependentNG}}{{Cite web |last=Edet |first=Hope |date=9 March 2017 |title=IKIME, Prof. (Rev) Obaro |url=https://blerf.org/index.php/biography/ikime-prof-revd-obaro/ |access-date=27 April 2023 |website=Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation |language=en-US}} He was a published author. Obaro served as a president of the Historical Society of Nigeria. He also served as a priest at the Anglican Church in Nigeria.{{Cite web |date=2 August 2020 |title=Reminiscences with Professor Obaro Ikime |url=https://dailytrust.com/reminiscences-with-professor-obaro-ikime/ |access-date=27 April 2023 |website=Daily Trust |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Ajibola |first=Soji |date=26 April 2023 |title=Renowned Professor of History, Obaro Ikime, is dead |url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/renowned-professor-of-history-obaro-ikime-is-dead/ |access-date=27 April 2023 |website=Tribune Online |language=en-GB}}
Biography
= Early life and education =
Obaro had his secondary school education between 1950 and 1956 at Government College, Ughelli, Delta State, Nigeria.{{Cite web |date=26 April 2023 |title=Seven things you did not know about Prof Obaro Ikime |url=https://punchng.com/seven-things-you-did-not-know-about-prof-obaro-ikime/ |access-date=27 April 2023 |website=Punch Newspapers |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Obaro Ikime |url=https://www.librarything.com/author/ikimeobaro |access-date=27 April 2023 |website=LibraryThing.com |language=en}} He proceeded to the University of Ibadan to study History Ikime with Second Class Honours (Upper Division).
= Leadership =
Obaro began serving in a leadership capacity as early as his secondary education, where he was appointed as the school prefect at Government College, Ughelli in Delta State.
= Books =
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External links
- [https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/233480.Obaro_Ikime Books by Obaro Ikime on Goodreads]
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