Claude Ake was a Nigerian political scientist known for his significant contributions to the field. He became a professor at Carleton University in Ottawa in 1969 and later taught at the University of Dar es Salaam and the University of Port Harcourt. Ake was elected president of the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) in 1986 and founded the Center for Advanced Social Science (CASS) in 1991. His work critically examined the coloniality of knowledge, particularly in his writing 'Social science as imperialism.'
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Time Zone - Africa/Lagos (1:0 E)
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Meaning of the name - Claude
Lame, crippled
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Claude Ake belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Omoku
Place of Death: Lagos
Cause of Death: aircraft crash
Educated At: King's College, Lagos | Columbia University
Occupation: university teacher
Employers: University of Nairobi | University of Dar es Salaam | Yale University
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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for February 18, 1939
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on February 18, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for February 18, 2026 |
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| Sun | 28 Aquarius 54 | 29 Aquarius 48 | 24 Taurus 40 |
| Moon | 19 Aquarius 5 | 11 Pisces 35 | 21 Aries 5 |
| Mercury | 28 Aquarius 24 | 17 Pisces 48 | 2 Taurus 56 |
| Venus | 13 Capricorn 1 | 10 Pisces 3 | 25 Aries 1 |
| Mars | 12 Sagittarius 6 | 20 Aquarius 26 | 27 Capricorn 8 |
| Jupiter | 11 Pisces 7 | 15 Cancer 47 | 0 Aries 53 |
| Saturn | 14 Aries 57 | 0 Aries 24 | 25 Aries 24 |
| Uranus | 14 Taurus 10 | 27 Taurus 33 | 18 Taurus 15 |
| Neptune | 22 Virgo 34 | 0 Aries 40 | 20 Virgo 37 |
| Pluto | 29 Cancer 46 | 4 Aquarius 14 | 29 Cancer 28 |
| Rahu | 12 Scorpio 18 | 9 Pisces 36 | 7 Scorpio 42 |
| Ketu | 12 Taurus 18 | 9 Virgo 36 | 7 Taurus 42 |
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