Tunji Olurin
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Brigadier General (rtd) Adetunji Idowu Ishola Olurin |
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| Military Governor of Oyo State | |
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In office September 1985 – July 1988 |
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| Preceded by | Lt. Col. Oladayo Popoola |
| Succeeded by | Col. Sasaenia Oresanya |
| Administrator of Ekiti State | |
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In office October 19, 2006 – April 27, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Ayo Fayose |
| Succeeded by | Tope Ademiluyi |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 3, 1944 Ilaro, Ogun State, Nigeria |
| Political party | People's Democratic Party (PDP) |
| Profession |
Soldier (rtd) Politician |
| Awards |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Federal Republic of Nigeria |
| Service/branch | Nigerian Army |
| Years of service | 1967 - 1993 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Unit | Commander, 1st Mechanized Brigade, Minna GOC, 3rd Armoured Division, Jos |
| Commands | ECOMOG Peacekeeping Force |
| Battles/wars | First Liberian Civil War |
Adetunji Idowu Ishola Olurin mni (Yoruba: Adétúnjí Ìdòwú Ìṣọ̀lá Olúrìn; born December 3, 1944) is a retired one-star general in the Nigerian Army who was a former military Governor of Oyo State and Field Commander of ECOMOG Peacekeeping Force in Liberia from 1992 to 1993 during the First Liberian Civil War. Olurin retired from service in 1993 and he is a member of People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Nigeria. He was administrator of Ekiti State from October 8, 2006 until April 27, 2007.
Tunji Olurin was born at Ilaro to the Chief M.A.O. Olurin, the Agoro of Ilaro, and Madam Abigail Fola Olurin. He was educated at Egbado College (now Yewa College), and attended the Technical College, Ibadan (now Ibadan Polytechnic) in 1966. He became a trainee at the Times Press in Apapa, Lagos. In 1967 he entered the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna, where he obtained his NDA Certificate of Education. He attended many professional courses during his army career. He is a graduate of the School of Infantry, Quetta, Pakistan, the Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna and the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos.
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