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that Ake had "crackling intelligence and an outspokenly severe view of African politics and nevertheless, underneath that, a quality of understanding which was remarkably subtle and complex. But he was able to communicate the complexity in a straightforward manner." He added that Ake "was not only, in my view, the top African political scientist, but an extraordinarily courageous person. The Nigerian Government was often at odds with him, and nevertheless, they recognized his stature."
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of Yale said of Ake: "In the very short time he was here, he developed a following among the students, both graduate and undergraduate, which was truly extraordinary. There were graduate students who wept at his death. Everyone was really shocked. It was an amazing testimonial to the man." Apter said
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Before becoming a dean at Port Harcourt, he taught at universities in Canada, Kenya and Tanzania. Afterward, he held a variety of posts, at the African Journal of Political Economy, on the Social Sciences Council of Nigeria, and elsewhere.
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He wrote in 1985, in an essay on the African state: "Power is everything, and those who control the coercive resources use it freely to promote their interests." George Bond, the director of the Institute of African Studies at
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which was for undergraduates and graduate students, and another for undergraduates, about aspects of development and the state in Africa. While teaching at Yale he lived in temporary quarters on the Yale campus.
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On November 16, 1995 Ake resigned from the Steering Committee of the Niger Delta Environmental Survey, doing so to protest the execution of a minority rights activist,
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Arowosegbe, Jeremiah O. (1 January 2012). "The Making of an Organic Intellectual: Claude Ake, Biographical and Theoretical Orientations".
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In 1991 Ake founded and became the director of the Center for Advanced Social Science, headquartered in
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is a Grammy Award winner and renowned creative director, most popular for directing the video for
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agitations against exploitation. His survivors included his wife, Anita, and three sons: Mela,
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in 1966. He held various academic positions at institutions around the world, including at
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was set up at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at
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in Nigeria crashed. The plane was operated by a local airline,
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At Yale, he taught two political science courses—one, called
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In Canada, he taught at Carleton University, in Ottawa.
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