(1944-12-03)3 December 1944 Ilaro, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now in Ogun State, Nigeria)
Died
20 August 2021(2021-08-20) (aged 76)
Political party
Peoples Democratic Party
Occupation
Politician
military officer
Awards
Knight Commander HOAR
Military service
Allegiance
Branch/service
Nigerian Army
Years of service
1967–1993
Rank
Brigadier General
Unit
Commander, 1st Mechanized Brigade, Minna
GOC, 3rd Armoured Division, Jos
Commands
ECOMOG Peacekeeping Force
Battles/wars
First Liberian Civil War
Adetunji Idowu Ishola Olurin mni (Yoruba: Adétúnjí Ìdòwú Ìṣọ̀lá Olúrìn; 3 December 1944 – 20 August 2021)[1][2] was a Nigerian[3] general who served as the military Governor of Oyo State from 1985 to 1988[4] and Field Commander of ECOMOG Peacekeeping Force in Liberia from 1992 to 1993 during the First Liberian Civil War. Olurin retired from service in 1993, and was a member of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He was administrator of Ekiti State from 19 October 2006 until 27 April 2007.
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Global Information
Knight Commander HOAR
Nigerian Army
Brigadier General