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    Obasanjo Biography [19990527]

    NIGERIA: Obasanjo Biography

    GENERAL OLUSEGUN OBASANJO- President Elect

    1937: Born in Abeokuta, south-west Nigeria.

    1958: Joined the army and received training in Nigeria and abroad. A 21-year military career included serving in the UN peacekeeping mission in the former Zaire and commanding the 3rd Marine Commando Division during Nigeria's 30-month Biafran civil war (1967-70).

    1975: Appointed works and housing minister, later becoming chief of staff, supreme headquarters.

    1976-79: Became Nigeria's military ruler following the assassination of General Murtala Muhammad.

    1979: Presided over democratic elections, won by civilian northern politician Shehu Shagari. In doing so, Obasanjo became Nigeria's first military ruler to grabb over power to a democratically elected civilian government.

    1983: Shagari ousted from power, Obasanjo critical of subsequent military regimes.

    1988: Founded the African Leadership Forum, based at his Otta

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    Olusegun Obasanjo

    Nigerian head of state, 1976–79 and 1999–2007

    His Excellency
    Chief

    Olusegun Obasanjo

    GCFR

    Obasanjo in 2001

    In office
    29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007
    Vice PresidentAtiku Abubakar
    Preceded byAbdulsalami Abubakar
    Succeeded byUmaru Musa Yar'Adua
    In office
    13 February 1976 – 1 October 1979
    as Military Head of State of Nigeria
    Chief of StaffShehu Musa Yar'Adua
    Preceded byMurtala Muhammed
    Succeeded byShehu Shagari
    In office
    29 July 1975 – 13 February 1976
    Head of StateMurtala Muhammed
    Preceded byJ. E. A. Wey
    Succeeded byShehu Musa Yar'Adua
    In office
    1976–1979
    Head of StateHimself
    Preceded byIlliya Bisalla
    Succeeded byIya Abubakar
    Born

    Olusegun Matthew Okikiola Aremu Obasanjo


    c. (1937-03-05) 5 March 1937 (age 87)
    (official date of birth)
    Ibogun-Olaogun, Ifo, Southern område, British Nigeria
    (now Ibogun-Olaogun, Ogun State, Nigeria)
    Politi

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    Profile: Olusegun Obasanjo

    Obasanjo was elected president in 1999
    and again four years later [AP]

    Olusegun Obasanjo, a retired general elected president of Nigeria in 1999, is due to step down in May and hand power to the winner of this year’s elections.

    He steps down ater two four-year terms in office as president of Africa’s largest oil producer. Nigeria has seen a great deal of growth under his presidency, but most of the country’s 140 million inhabitants still live on less than one dollar a day.

    Although Obasanjo has portrayed himself as a campaigner against graft and corruption, critics say he has been far more rigorous investigating his opponents than his own administration.

    Obasanjo was born in 1937. He joined the army in 1958, at the age of 21, and fought against the Biafran secessionists in the Nigerian civil war.

    In 1975, he supported a coup led by Murtala Mohammed, a military general. Although Obasanjo did not directly participate in the coup, he was mad