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1. SaniAbacha
wasa
NigerianArmy
generalandpoliticianwhoservedasthe
President
of
Nigeria
from1993to1998.
TheAbachaadministrationbecamethefirsttorecord
[7]
unprecedentedeconomicachievements:
heoversawanincreaseinthecountry's
foreignexchangereservesfrom$494millionin1993to$9.6billionbythemiddleof
1997,andreducedtheexternaldebtofNigeriafrom$36billionin1993to$27billion
by1997.

2.AbdulsalamiAbubakaraHausaNigeriangeneralwhowas
PresidentofNigeria
from9
June1998until29May1999.Hesucceeded
SaniAbacha
afterAbacha'sdeath.Under
Abubakar'sleadership,Nigeriaadopteditsnewconstitutionon5May1999,whichprovided
formultipartyelections.Hesuccessfullytransferredcontrolofthecountryfromamilitary
leadershiptoapresidency.

3.
IbrahimBabangida
BabangidaruledNigeriafrom27August1985,whenheoverthrewMajorGeneral
MuhammaduBuhari
ina
coup
,until27August1993.GeneralBabangidawasakeyplayerin
mostofthemilitarycoupsinNigeria.Heintroducedastructuraladjustmentprogramthat
deregulatedcertainindustriesandhelpedbolstertheeconomy.Healsohasbeenaccusedof
numeroushumanrightsviolations,suchthekillingofareporterwhowrotenegativearticles
aboutBabangida.

4.MuhammaduBuhari
BuhariisaNigerianpoliticianandaretired
MajorGeneral
inthe
NigerianArmy
whoruled
Nigeriafrom31December1983to27August1985,aftertakingpowerina
militarycoup
d'tat
.Theterm
Buharism
originatedfromhisrule.InDecember2014,heemergedasthe
PresidentialCandidateofthe
AllProgressivesCongress
,forthe
2015elections
.Heisof
FulaniethnicbackgroundandisaSunniMuslim.

5.MohammedMurtalaaNigerianmilitaryleaderwhoruledfrom19751976.Hetookpartin
thecoupsofthe1960s.DuringtheNigerianCivilwar,hewasahighrankingmilitaryleader
whowasresponsibleforthedeathsofmanyNigeriancitizens.Hewasthenappointedheadof
state.Heoversawanumberofreformsinthepoliciesandpracticesofthegovernment,
especiallyintheeconomicandsocialrealms.Healsoisreportedtohaveincarcerated0
peoplewhilepresident.Hisrulewasshortlivedhowever,forhewasassassinatedin1976.

6.OlusegunObasanjo
Obasanjoisaformer
NigerianArmy
generalwhowas
President
of
Nigeria
from1999to2007.
HeisofYurobandescent,andwasacareersoldierintheNigerianArmybeforeservingtwice
ashisnation'sheadofstate.Heisuniqueinthatheservedduringbotherasofgovernment,
authoritariananddemocratic.Heservedasamilitaryrulerfrom13February1976to1
October1979andasademocraticallyelectedpresidentfrom29May1999to29May2007.

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7.ShehuShagariShehuUsmanAliyuShagari
,
TurakinSakkwato
(bornFebruary25,1925
)
servedasthe
President
of
Nigeria
s
SecondRepublic
(19791983),afterthehandoverof
powerbyGeneral
OlusegunObasanjo
'smilitarygovernment.

Shagariisanorthernerof
Fulani
extractionandholdsthe
aristocratic
titleof
TurakinSakkwato
inthe
SokotoCaliphate
.Heworkedasateacherforabriefperiodbeforeenteringpoliticsin
1954uponhiselectiontothefederal
HouseofRepresentatives
.

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8.UmaruYar'AduaUmaruMusaYar'Adua(16August19515May2010)
wasthe
Presidentof
Nigeria
andthe13thHeadofState.Heservedas
governor
of
KatsinaState
in
northern
Nigeria
from29May1999to28May2007.Hewasdeclaredthewinnerofthe
controversial
Nigerianpresidentialelection
heldon21April2007,andwassworninon29
May2007.Hewasamemberoftheruling
People'sDemocraticParty
(PDP).In2009,
Yar'Adualeftfor
SaudiArabia
toreceivetreatmentfor
pericarditis
.HereturnedtoNigeriain
2010,wherehediedon5May.

9.UmaruMusaYar'AduawasthePresidentof
Nigeria
andthe13thHeadofState.Heserved
as
governor
of
KatsinaState
innorthern
Nigeria
from29May1999to28May2007.Hewas

declaredthewinnerofthecontroversial
Nigerianpresidentialelection
heldon21April2007,
andwassworninon29May2007.Hewasamemberoftheruling
People'sDemocraticParty
(PDP).In2009,Yar'Adualeftfor
SaudiArabia
toreceivetreatmentfor
pericarditis
.He
returnedtoNigeriain2010,wherehediedon5May.