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Abdulsalami Abubakar
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Key facts
- Cgs
- Michael Akhigbe
- Preceded by
- Sani Abacha
- Succeeded by
- Olusegun Obasanjo
- President
- Himself
- Born
- ( 1942-06-13 ) 13 June 1942 (age 83) , Minna , Northern Region, British Nigeria, (now Minna , Niger State, Nigeria)
- Spouse
- Fati Lami Abubakar
- Occupation
- Military officer
- Allegiance
- Nigeria
- Branch
- Nigerian Air Force , Nigerian Army
- Service years
- 1963–1966 (Air Force), 1966–1999 (Army)
- Rank
- General
- Conflicts
- Nigerian Civil War , 1978 South Lebanon conflict
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Abd al-Salam
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Nigeria
- Place of birth
- Minna
- Spouse
- Fati Lami Abubakar
- Occupation
- politician
- Languages spoken
- Nigerian Pidgin
- Religion
- Islam
- Military rank
- general
- Image
- Abdulsalami Abubakar detail DF-SC-02-04323.jpg
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- Abdulsalami Abubakar
- date of birth
- 1942-06-13
- name in native language
- Abdulsalami Abubakar
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Encyclopedic overview
Abdulsalami Abubakar GCFR (/ˌɑːbdəlsəˈlæmi ˌɑːbuˈbɑːkɑːr/ ; born 13 June 1942) is a retired Nigerian army general who served as the military head of state of Nigeria from 1998 to 1999. He was also Chief of Defence Staff from 1997 to 1998. He succeeded General Sani Abacha upon the latter's death.
During his leadership, Nigeria adopted a modified version of the 1979 constitution, which provided for multiparty elections. He transferred power to president-elect Olusegun Obasanjo on 29 May 1999. He is the current Chairman of the National Peace Committee.
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