Dogonyaro led ECOMOG troops in a fierce artillery and air bombardment of Liberia’s capital Monrovia in 1990; forcing the forces of Charles Taylor to withdraw.
He probably pioneered the use of “peace enforcement” (rather than peace keeping) in international missions.
Long before Nigeria had formal art schools, Aina Onabolu (born in 1882) was already painting portraits with a level of realism that defied colonial stereotypes. A self-taught artist, he took on the widely held European belief that Africans lacked the skill to master “fine” or academic art. By the early 1900s, Onabolu was painting distinguished Nigerians—such as judges, doctors, and merchants—with remarkable technical detail. He later studied art formally in London and Paris, equipping himself with international credentials that helped ...
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