George T. Kurubo
Brigadier General George T Kurubo | |
|---|---|
| Chief of Air Staff, Nigerian Air Force | |
| In office 19 January 1966 – 5 August 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Wolfgang Thimmig |
| Succeeded by | Shittu Alao |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 July 1934 Brigadier General |
George Tamunoiyowuna Kurubo (27 July 1934 – 2000) was Nigerian Air Force's Chief of the Air Staff from 1966 to 1967. Brigadier George T Kurubo was the third Commander of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), the first indigenous to hold the post. He was married, had four children, visited the Government School in Bonny.
Education
From 1948 to 1953, Kurubo attended Government College in Umuahia, then Regular Officers' Training School in Accra in 1953, then Officer Cadets Training School, Eaton Hall, Cheshire in 1954. From 1954 to 1955, he attended Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, then the Young Air Infantry Officers' School in 1956, then Senior Air Infantry Officers' School in 1961, and finally Command and Staff College, Quetta, Pakistan in 1964.
Career
Kurubo was promoted
An Easterner, he did not go with the Igbo-led secession because he was from Rivers State which was carved out of the Eastern Region at the outbreak of the Nigerian Civil War. Serving as the Eastern commander of logistics, Kurubo defected from Biafra to the Federal Government.
From January–July 1966, Kurubo served as a member of the
On 12 August 1967, he was appointed Nigeria's Ambassador to the
From December 28, 1974 until 1975, Kurubo served as Nigeria's ambassador to Iran,[1] also accredited to Ankara.
On August 19, 1975, Kurubo retired from the military.[citation needed]
Political career
In 1977, he served as chairman of the
Kurubo died in 2000.