Professor Akintola Josephus Gustavus Wyse was an ethnic Sierra Leone Creole and Professor of History at Fourah Bay College in Freetown, Sierra Leone, until his death in October 2002. Wyse was the author of H.C. Bankole-Bright and Politics in Colonial Sierra Leone 1919-1958 (Cambridge University Press, 2003, ISBN 978-0-521-53333-1) and The Krio of Sierra Leone: An Interpretive History (Hurst and International African Institute, 1989, ISBN 978-1-85065-031-7). He also chaired the Public Services Commission of Sierra Leone until his death.[1][2][3]
References
- ↑ "Prof. Akintola Wyse Replaced", Standard Times (Sierra Leone), November 15, 2002.
- ↑ "Vice-President Solomon Berewa today attended the funeral service of Prof Akintola Wyse, who until his death, was chairman of the Public Service Commission", SLBS Radio, Freetown, October 18, 2002.
- ↑ "Prof. Akintola Wyse (RIP)" (PDF), INASLA Newsletter, International Association of Sierra Leoneans Abroad, 4: 8, October 2002, archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-08.
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