Akintola J.G. Wyse
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Professor Akintola J.G. Wyse (d. October 5 2002) was a Creole
professor of history at Fourah Bay College
in Freetown
, Sierra Leone
, until his death in 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.
Sierra Leone Creole people
The Sierra Leone Creoles, or Krios, are an ethnic group in Sierra Leone, descendants of West Indian slaves from the Caribbean, primarily from Jamaica; freed African American slaves from the Thirteen Colonies resettled from Nova Scotia; and Liberated Africans from various parts of Africa...
professor of history at Fourah Bay College
Fourah Bay College
Fourah Bay College is the oldest university college in West Africa. It is located atop Mount Aureol in Freetown, Sierra Leone...
in Freetown
Freetown
Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean located in the Western Area of the country, and had a city proper population of 772,873 at the 2004 census. The city is the economic, financial, and cultural center of...
, Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...
, until his death in 2002. Wyse was the author of H.C. Bankole-Bright
Herbert Bankole-Bright
Herbert Christian Bankole-Bright was a well-known politician in Sierra Leone.-Early life:Herbert Bankole-Bright was born in Okrika, Nigeria on August 23rd 1883. Bright was the son of Jacob 'Galba' and Letitia Bright, descendants of Sierra Leone Liberated Africans...
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.