Ibrahim Babangida
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1941-08-17
- Works
- 24
Top works
- Dawn of a new political era
- A Re-invitation to the Committee of Patriots
- A message of hope
- Launching of the Public Enlightenment Programme for the 1991 population census
- Lectures to commemorate the 5th anniversary of Babangida administration, 1985-90
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,320x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,795x
- Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019
· 2020 · cited 9,729x
- Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines
· 2018 · cited 9,374x
- Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 7,708x
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Key facts
- Vice president
- Ebitu Ukiwe , (1985–1986) Augustus Aikhomu , (1986–1993)
- Preceded by
- Muhammadu Buhari , (as Military Head of State )
- Succeeded by
- Ernest Shonekan , (as Interim Head of State )
- Born
- ( 1941-08-17 ) 17 August 1941 (age 84) , Minna , Northern Region, British Nigeria, (now in Niger State , Nigeria)
- Party
- Peoples Democratic Party
- Spouse
- Maryam Babangida ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 6 September 1969</span>"}]]}'>1969 ; died 2009 )
- Alma mater
- Royal Armoured Centre
- Occupation
- Politician military officer
- Allegiance
- Nigeria
- Branch
- Nigerian Army
- Service years
- 1962–1993
- Rank
- General
Key dates
- Born
- 17 August 1941
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ibrahim
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Nigeria
- Place of birth
- Minna
- Occupation
- politician
- Political party
- Peoples Democratic Party
- Languages spoken
- Nigerian Pidgin
- Religion
- Islam
- Award
- Order of the Nigeria
Article
Ibrahim Badamasi BabangidaListen GCFR GCB (born 17 August 1941) is a Nigerian general and politician who ruled as military president of Nigeria from 1985 when he orchestrated a coup d'état against Muhammadu Buhari, until his resignation in 1993 as a result of the crisis of the Third Republic.
He rose through the ranks of the Nigerian Army fighting in the Nigerian Civil War and at various times being involved in almost all the military coups in Nigeria, before advancing to the rank of a General and ultimately as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces; and as an unelected President and military dictator from 1985 to 1993, ruling for an uninterrupted period of eight years. His years in power, colloquially known as the Babangida Era, are considered one of the most controversial in Nigerian political and military history, being characterized by a burgeoning political culture of corruption in Nigeria, with Babangida and his regime estimated to have misappropriated at least 12 billion dollars (23.9 billion today).
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1941 births20th-century Nigerian politiciansChiefs of Army Staff (Nigeria)Commanders of the Order of the Federal RepublicGrand Commanders of the Order of the Federal RepublicHeads of state of NigeriaHonorary Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the BathIndian Military Academy alumniLiving peopleMembers of the Nigerian National Institute of Policy and Strategic StudiesMilitary personnel of the Nigerian Civil War