# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ernest-shonekan
# Generated: 2026-09-07T19:40:24.821Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ernest-shonekan"
name: "Ernest Shonekan"
slug: "ernest-shonekan"
description: "Chief Ernest Adegunle Oladeinde Shonekan was a Nigerian lawyer and statesman who served as the interim head of state of Nigeria from 26 August 1993 to 17 November 1993. He was installed as the Abese of Egbaland in 1981."
tagline: "President of Nigeria"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Ambassador_Bob_Dewar_with_Ernest_Shonekan_%283509232597%29_%28cropped%29.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "NG"
category:
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profileType:
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  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1936-05-09"
deathDate: "2022-01-11"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  185
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump