Elizabeth Abimbola Awoliyi
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Chief Elizabeth Abimbola Awoliyi, MBE, OFR (née Akerele, 1910–14 September 1971) was the first woman to practise as a physician in Nigeria.[1] She was also the first West African woman to earn a license of Royal Surgeon in Dublin.[1][2] In 1938, Elizabeth Awoliyi became the second West African woman to qualify as an orthodox-medicine trained physician after Agnes Yewande Savage who graduated from medical school in 1929.[3] She was the second president of the National Council of Women's Societies of Nigeria from 1964 until her death in 1971.[4]
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Elizabeth Abimbola Awoliyi | |
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Born | Elizabeth Abimbola Akerele 1910 Lagos, Nigeria |
Died | 14 September 1971(1971-09-14) (aged 60–61) |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Citizenship | Nigeria |
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Occupation | Physician |
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Spouse | S. O. Awoliyi |
Children | 2 |
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