Timothy Shelpidi
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| Ambassador of Nigeria to the Russian Federation | |
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| President | Umaru Musa Yar'Adua Goodluck Jonathan |
| Preceded by | Dan Suleiman |
| Commander, ECOMOG Peacekeeping Force, Liberia | |
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| Preceded by | Maj-Gen. V.S.L. Malu |
| Succeeded by | Maj-Gen. Felix Mujakperuo |
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| Died | Script error: No such module "person date". Abuja, Nigeria |
| Resting place | Boh, Gombe State, Nigeria |
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| Nigerian Defence Academy | |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria |
| Branch/service | File:Flag of the Nigerian Army Headquarters.svg Nigerian Army |
Years of service | 1967–1999 |
| Rank | File:Nigeria-Army-OF-7.svg Major General |
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Timothy Mai Shelpidi (4 September 1948 – 2 March 2018) was a Nigerian general and diplomat, who served as the ambassador of Nigeria to the Russian Federation from 2008 to 2011.[1] A retired major general, he served as commander of the ECOMOG Peacekeeping Force in Liberia from 1998 to 1999, and was commander of the ECOMOG Peacekeeping Force in Guinea Bissau in 1997.[2]
Born on 4 September 1948, He enlisted in the Nigerian Army in 1967, he started his training at the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna and was commissioned a Regular Combatant Officer on 4 March 1970. Between 1990 and 1992, he was principal staff officer to Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.
After retirement, he went briefly into politics, contesting for the governorship of his home state of Gombe in 2003.[3] He died on 2 March 2018, at the Federal Medical Center, Abuja, after a protracted illness, and was buried on 13 March 2018, in his home town of Boh, in Shongom Local Government Area of Gombe State.[4]
Qualifications and decorations
Shelpidi has attended various military courses in Nigeria and overseas.
- 1971: All Arms Tactics Course
- 1977 - 1978: Army Command and Staff Course.
- 1988: National Defence College, India
- He speaks English, Hausa language and Tangale language.
- He is married and has children.
- Pass Staff College (psc)
- MSC Defensce Studies
- Forces Service Star (fss)
- Meritorious Service Star (mss),
1973 he was Commanding Officer of the 124 Infantry Battalion. In 1996 he was MAJOR GENERAL (mss, psc, ndc), Chief of Research and Development In 1997, he was Commander of the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group in Guinea Bissau. From 18 September 2008 to 14 October 2011 he administrated the Embassy of Nigeria in Moscow.[5]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Список руководителей дипломатических и консульских представительств зарубежных государств в России (in русский). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 5 July 2008.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Umar, Auwal (13 March 2018). "Former ECOMOG Commander, Timothy Shelpidi, buried". Premium Times. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."PANAPRESS - PANAFRICAN News Agency - Official Web Site".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Former ECOMOG commander Major Gen Shelpidi buried today". The Sun. Lagos, Nigeria. 13 March 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."MFA of Russia | 10/14/2011 | Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov Meets with Nigerian Ambassador to Moscow Timothy Mai Shelpidi".
