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Aliu Oyofo
Aliu is a surname and given name. If fully capitalized (ALIU), it is also an acronym. Notable examples include: Victor Aliu, a teenage musician, aspiring Doctor, and an actor at heart. Surname * Akim Aliu (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player * Ali Aliu (1924–2010), Kosovo Albanian writer, economist, teacher, and politician * Arber Aliu (born 1988), Albanian footballer * Deji Aliu (born 1975), Nigerian sprinter * David Aliu (born 1981), British basketball player * Jimoh Aliu (born 1939), Nigerian dramatist, sculptor, writer, and director * Mujdin Aliu (1974–1999), Macedonian Albanian soldier * Ayodotun Aliu (born 1997), Nigerian, Graphics Designer, Violinist. Given name * Aliu Djaló (born 1992), Portuguese football midfielder * Aliu Mahama (1946 – 16 November 2012), Ghanaian politician * Aliu Oyofo (born 1985), American Actor Acronym * Art Looting Investigation Unit, a part of the Office of Strategic Services See also * Bajram Aliu Stadium The Bajram Aliu is a mul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akim Aliu
Akim Aliu (born April 24, 1989) is a Nigeria-born Canadian- Ukrainian former professional ice hockey player. He last played for HC Litvínov in the Czech Extraliga (ELH). Aliu was a second round selection of the Chicago Blackhawks, 56th overall, in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft and has played for several AHL and ECHL teams in both the Blackhawks and Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets organizations before a trade to the Calgary Flames. Aliu made his NHL debut on April 5, 2012. Early life Aliu was born in Okene, Nigeria, but grew up in Kyiv, Ukraine. His father, Tai, a Nigerian, attended university in Kyiv on a track and field scholarship where he met and married Aliu's mother, Larissa, a Ukrainian. He has a brother, Edward. Aliu considers himself Ukrainian Canadian and attests that he and his family live according to Ukrainian culture; and that he would have played for the Ukrainian national hockey team, if asked. Aliu still speaks Ukrainian to his family. Uncomfortable with the pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Aliu
Ali Aliu (22 June 1924 – 25 April 2010) was a Kosovo Albanian writer, economist, teacher, politician and political prisoner who spent more than 10 years in prison for speaking out against the treatment of the ethnic Albanians in Yugoslavia as well as for fighting for Albanian national unification. He was known as a man of resistance throughout his entire life. Aliu died on 25 April 2010. Early life and activism Aliu was an activist in the Second World War from 1941 onwards. As a member of the anti-fascist movement, he worked in Albania and in Kosovo. After the Second World War, he continued his activism in liberation movements in Kosovo against the Yugoslav regime, aiming to separate Albanian territories occupied by Yugoslavia and to unite them with the mother state of Albania. He was arrested three times and spent ten years in Yugoslav prisons. Aliu in postwar Kosovo Ali Aliu is the father of activist and member of the Assembly of Kosovo, Liburn Aliu, who is also a f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arber Aliu
Arber is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Agnes Arber (1879–1960), British botanist and philosopher of biology *Edward Arber (1836–1912), British academic and writer *Edward Alexander Newell Arber, British paleobotanist *Silvia Arber (born 1968), Swiss neurobiologist *Werner Arber (born 1929), Swiss microbiologist and geneticist See also *Arbour (surname) *Großer Arber, a mountain in Bavaria *Kleiner Arber The Kleiner Arber, sometimes also the Little Arber, in the Bavarian Forest is a mountain, , and the highest peak in the Bavarian province of Upper Palatinate. The border with Lower Bavaria runs over its summit and that of the Großer or Great A ..., a mountain in Bavaria * HD 82886 b, an exoplanet officially named Arber, orbiting Illyrian (HD 82886) {{surname, Arber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deji Aliu
Deji Aliu (born 22 November 1975 in Lagos) is a Nigerian sprinter. He won the 100 metres event at the 2003 All-Africa Games. He also took fourth place in the event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Aliu formed part of the Nigerian relay team which won a bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics. Together with Innocent Asonze, Francis Obikwelu and Daniel Effiong . He won a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics, but the team was later disqualified (in August 2005) because Innocent Asonze failed a doping test in June 1999. Personal bests * 100 metres – 9.95 (2003) * 200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ... – 20.25 (2002) External links * * * 1975 births Living people Yoruba sportspeople Nigerian male sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Aliu
David Aliu (born 13 March 1981) is a British retired professional basketball player. He last played for Cheshire Phoenix in the British Basketball League. Aliu was part of the Mersey Tigers' treble-winning 2010/11 team, and in November 2011, became the Tigers' record points scorer in the BBL. Early life and career Born in Liverpool, England, Aliu started playing basketball at the age of 14 in his home town of Liverpool, playing for local side Toxteth Tigers. He landed a scholarship in the US, playing at the Notre Dame Academy in Virginia, before moving on to and graduating from Morehead State University, Kentucky in 2004. Professional career The power forward made his British Basketball League debut on 01/10/2004 playing for Scottish Rocks against Newcastle Eagles, and he went on to make 11 appearances for the Rocks, averaging 6.27 PPG. He then moved on to play for three teams in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla - Tindastóll (15.7 ppg and 5.0 rpg), Hamar/Selfoss (20.7 pp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimoh Aliu
Jimoh Aliu , (11 November 1939 – 17 September 2020), also known as Aworo, was a Nigerian dramatist, sculptor, film writer, playwright and director. Early life He was born on 11 November 1939 at Okemesi, a city in Ekiti State southwestern Nigeria. His father, Aliu Fakoya, was an Ifa priest who hailed from Oke-Imesi while his mother hailed from Iloro-Ekiti. Career Aliu began acting in 1959 when Akin Ogungbe, a Nigerian veteran dramatist visited his hometown, the same year he joined the Akin Ogungbe theatre group where he gained some experience in drama. In 1966, after he spent seven years with the Ogungbe troupe, he established "Jimoh Aliu Concert Party", a group based in Ikare in Ondo State southwestern Nigeria. He later joined the Nigerian Army The Nigerian Army (NA) is the land force of the Nigerian Armed Forces. It is governed by the Nigerian Army Council (NAC). The Chief of Army Staff is the highest ranking military officer of the Nigerian Army. History Formatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mujdin Aliu
Mujdin Aliu (15 January 1974 – 14 April 1999) was an Albanian soldier who gained prominence in the Kosovo War. He served in the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), where he fought in the Battle of Koshare. Mujdin and the KLA seized the peak of Koshares and immediately began entrenching themselves. The KLA took Maja Glava with massive artillery support and continued to bombard the Yugoslav Koshare Outpost, which resulted in the Yugoslav soldiers having to abandon their posts. On April 14, Yugoslav troops launched a surprise assault on Maja Glava. Mujdin Aliu died defending the post, resulting in the Yugoslav Army being able to take Maja Glava. Legacy Aliu is regarded in high esteem by the KLA and the National Liberation Army (NLA). Considered a heroic martyr who died for the freedom of the Kosovar Albanians The Albanians of Kosovo ( sq, Shqiptarët e Kosovës, ), also commonly called Kosovo Albanians, Kosovar/Kosovan Albanians or Kosovars/Kosovans, constitute the largest ethnic g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aliu Djaló
Aliu Djaló (born 5 February 1992) is a Bissau-Guinean Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Icelandic side Hvöt Blönduós, Hvöt. Beside Aliu Djaló, he is also widely known as ''Kaby Djaló'', or even simply ''Kaby''. He has represented the Guinea-Bissau national football team, Guinea-Bissau national team but also has Portuguese citizenship. Club career Born in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, he spent his early career in Portugal, playing in the youth teams of Boavista F.C., Boavista since 2003. In 2007, he moved to England to join Premier League side Chelsea F.C., Chelsea where he played in their youth team until 2011. Afterwards, he was promoted to the Chelsea reserve squad in the first half of the 2011–12 season. During the winter break of the 2011–12 season, he moved to Cyprus and made his debut as a senior while playing with AEL Limassol in the Cypriot First Division contributing for AEL's championship winning squad. On 13 August 2012, Djaló arri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aliu Mahama
Alhaji Aliu Mahama (3 March 1946 – 16 November 2012) was a Ghanaian engineer and politician who was Vice-President of Ghana from 7 January 2001 to 7 January 2009. A member of the New Patriotic Party, he was Ghana's first Muslim Vice-President. Early life and education An ethnic Dagomba, Aliu Mahama as a young man studied at the Government Secondary School in Tamale from 1960 to 1967 for his Ordinary and Advanced Level Certificates. He proceeded to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi from 1967 to 1971 where he obtained the B.Sc. in Building Technology. Mahama was also an Alumnus of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA). In order to sharpen and deepen his management and leadership skills, he obtained two certificates from the Institute in Project Planning and Management and in Leadership. Career He started his working career at the Bolgatanga regional office of the State Construction Corporation as an Engineer/Const ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aliu Oyofo
Aliu is a surname and given name. If fully capitalized (ALIU), it is also an acronym. Notable examples include: Victor Aliu, a teenage musician, aspiring Doctor, and an actor at heart. Surname * Akim Aliu (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player * Ali Aliu (1924–2010), Kosovo Albanian writer, economist, teacher, and politician * Arber Aliu (born 1988), Albanian footballer * Deji Aliu (born 1975), Nigerian sprinter * David Aliu (born 1981), British basketball player * Jimoh Aliu (born 1939), Nigerian dramatist, sculptor, writer, and director * Mujdin Aliu (1974–1999), Macedonian Albanian soldier * Ayodotun Aliu (born 1997), Nigerian, Graphics Designer, Violinist. Given name * Aliu Djaló (born 1992), Portuguese football midfielder * Aliu Mahama (1946 – 16 November 2012), Ghanaian politician * Aliu Oyofo (born 1985), American Actor Acronym * Art Looting Investigation Unit, a part of the Office of Strategic Services See also * Bajram Aliu Stadium The Bajram Aliu is a mul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Looting Investigation Unit
The Art Looting Investigation Unit (ALIU) was a special intelligence unit during World War II whose mission was to gather information and write reports about Nazi art looting networks. Composed of only a few handpicked men, the small unit conducted interrogations and investigations in Europe starting in 1944 and focusing mainly on Germany, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Spain and Portugal. Their mission was different from but related to that of the Monuments Men. After the war, the reports the ALIU wrote were marked secret and forgotten for many years until the late 1990s when they began to be declassified . The reports remain an important source for research into the history of the origin of works of art (provenance research) and for the restitution of looted art from the Nazi era. Creation of the ALIU Justice Owen J. Roberts, who was chairman of the American Commission for the Protection and Salvage of Artistic and Historic Monuments in War Areas-( The Roberts Commi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
