Olusegun Obasanjo
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Olusegun Obasanjo

Personal data
Date of birth5 March 1937(age 73)
Place of birthAbeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Political partyPeople's Democratic Party
SpouseOluremi Obasanjo (ex-wife), Lynda Obasanjo (ex-wife, deceased), Stella Obasanjo (deceased)
ReligionChristian
12th President of Nigeria
In office29 May 1999 - 29 May 2007
PresidentAtiku Abubakar
Vice PresidentAtiku Abubakar
Succeeded byUmaru Yar'Adua
Preceded byAbdulsalami Abubakar
5th Head of State of Nigeria
Assumed office13 February 1976
PresidentShehu Musa Yar'Adua
Vice PresidentShehu Musa Yar'Adua
Succeeded byShehu Shagari
Preceded byMurtala Mohammed
3rd Vice President of Nigeria
In office29 July 1975 - 13 February 1976
PresidentMurtala Mohammed
Succeeded byShehu Musa Yar'Adua
Preceded byJ.E.A. Wey

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Oluṣẹgun Mathew Okikiọla Arẹmu Ọbasanjọ, GCFR (pronounced -yoolúʃɛ̙́ɡũ ɒ̙básandʒɒ̙́ in Yoruba, -enoʊˈbɑːsəndʒoʊ in English; born circa 5 March 1937) is a former Nigerian Army general and former President of Nigeria. A Nigerian of Yoruba descent, Obasanjo was a career soldier before serving twice as his nation's head of state, once as a military ruler, between 13 February 1976 to 1 October 1979 and again from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007, as elected President. His current home is Abeokuta, the Capital City of Ogun State, where he is a nobleman and holds the titles of the Balogun of the Owu Lineage and the Ekerin Balogun of the Egba clan of Yorubaland.

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Obasanjo expresses shock over Enahoro's demise - NEXT Tweet this news
NEXT--Former president, -Olusegun Obasanjo-, on Wednesday, expressed shock on learning of the death of one of the country's elder statesmen, ... - Date : Thu, 16 Dec 2010 03:55:33 GMT+00:00
Umaru Yar'Adua - TIME Tweet this news
TIME--In an interview just before his formal accession to power, TIME asked whether he was a puppet of departing President and strongman -Olusegun Obasanjo-, ... - Date : Wed, 15 Dec 2010 22:15:19 GMT+00:00
$180m Halliburton scandal: Trial of Obasanjo's aide, others begins today - Nigeria Daily Independent Tweet this news
Nigeria Daily Independent--Trial of Adeyanju Bodunde, a former Personal Assistant to ex-President -Olusegun Obasanjo-, and five others over ... - Date : Tue, 14 Dec 2010 21:05:43 GMT+00:00
OBJ, Atiku laugh, Nigerians can't - Nigerian Tribune Tweet this news
Nigerian Tribune--Former President -Olusegun Obasanjo- (OBJ) is, by any standard, a very big man in Nigeria. He is conscious of this special status. ... - Date : Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:51:41 GMT+00:00
Obasanjo/Fayose: a turbulent, boisterous pair - Osun Defender Tweet this news
Osun Defender---...- frenetic approach to politics is a virtue, it is probably because they have never really met Chief -Olusegun Obasanjo-, a former president, ... - Date : Tue, 07 Dec 2010 18:38:59 GMT+00:00
Oyo 2011: Alao-Akala's days are numbered, says Balogun - Nigerian Compass (blog) Tweet this news
Nigerian Compass (blog)--Former Ekiti state governor Mr Ayo Fayose recently abused former President -Olusegun Obasanjo- at the thanksgiving reception organised by Prince Olagunsoye ... - Date : Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:13:01 GMT+00:00
Obasanjo, the great conqueror - Nigeria Daily Independent Tweet this news
Nigeria Daily Independent---...- political North in the 2011 presidential primaries of the PDP, former President -Olusegun Obasanjo- recently spurned a wicked scorn at his sworn enemy. ... - Date : Sun, 05 Dec 2010 20:45:08 GMT+00:00
Foreign loan amounts to electoral fraud, says - NEXT Tweet this news
NEXT--The party's National Publicity Secretary, Aghanya Dennis praised former President -Olusegun Obasanjo- saying the former number one citizen delivered Nigeria ... - Date : Wed, 08 Dec 2010 13:36:43 GMT+00:00
Anenih in another controversial comment - Nigeria Daily Independent Tweet this news
Nigeria Daily Independent--In the build up to the 2003 polls, he was a major figure in the reelection campaign of former President -Olusegun Obasanjo-. His style and strategy in ... - Date : Thu, 09 Dec 2010 21:18:01 GMT+00:00
EFCC Charges Dick Cheney, Others over Halliburton Bribery Scandal - Suite101.com Tweet this news
Suite101.com--The Halliburton bribery scandal gained media attention in Nigeria in 2005 during the civilian administration of Chief -Olusegun Obasanjo-. ... - Date : Thu, 09 Dec 2010 04:16:17 GMT+00:00

Political offices
Preceded by
Murtala Mohammed
Head of the Federal Military Government of Nigeria
13 February 1976- 1 October 1979
Succeeded by
Shehu Shagari
Preceded by
None
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Nominee
1999 (won), 2003 (won)
Succeeded by
Umaru Yar'Adua
Preceded by
Abdulsalami Abubakar
President of Nigeria
29 May 1999- 29 May 2007
Succeeded by
Umaru Yar'Adua
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
John Howard
Commonwealth Chairperson-in-Office
2003-2005
Succeeded by
Lawrence Gonzi
Preceded by
Joaquim Chissano
Chairperson of the African Union
2004 - 2006
Succeeded by
Denis Sassou-Nguesso

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Other officials :
NAME TERM
Chief of Staff Major-General Abdullahi Mohammed (Rtd.) 1999 - 2007
National Security Adviser Lt. General Aliyu Mohammed (Rtd.) 1999 - 2006
Special Adviser on Communications Onyema Ugochukwu 1999 - 2006
Press Secretary Doyin Okupe 1999 - 2002
Oluremi Oyo 2002 - 2007
Chairman, Niger Delta Development Commission Onyema Ugochukwu 2000 - 2004
Samuel Edem 2005 - present
Chairman, National Planning Commission Abdullahi M. Wali 2003 - 2007
Chairman, National Sports Commission Bala Bawa Ka'oje 2003 - 2007


First RepublicAzikiwe
Military regimeAguiyi-Ironsi * Gowon * Mohammed * Obasanjo
Second RepublicShagari
Military regimeBuhari * Babangida * Shonekan (interim)* * Abacha * Abubakar
Fourth RepublicObasanjo * Yar'Adua * Jonathan

Vice Presidents of Nigeria

Babafemi Ogundipe � * J. E. A. Wey � * Olusegun Obasanjo � * Shehu Musa Yar'Adua � * Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme * Tunde Idiagbon � * Ebitu Ukiwe � * Augustus Aikhomu � * Oladipo Diya � * Mike Akhigbe � * Atiku Abubakar * Goodluck Jonathan * Namadi Sambo

Selassie * Nasser * Nkrumah * Ankrah * Selassie * Mobutu * Boumédienne * Ahidjo * Kaunda * Daddah * Hassan II * Gowon * Barre * Amin * Ramgoolam * Bongo * Nimeiry * Tolbert * Senghor * Stevens * Moi * Mengistu * Nyerere * Diouf * Nguesso * Kaunda * Traoré * Mubarak * Museveni * Babangida * Diouf * Mubarak * Ben Ali * Meles * Biya * Mugabe * Compaoré * Bouteflika * Eyadéma * Chiluba * Mwanawasa * Mbeki * Chissano * Obasanjo * Nguesso * Kufuor * Kikwete * al-Gaddafi * Mutharika |

Africa Progress Panel

Kofi Annan (chair) * Tony Blair * Michel Camdessus * Peter Eigen * Bob Geldof * Graça Machel * Linah Mohohlo * Olusegun Obasanjo * Robert Rubin * Tidjane Thiam * Muhammad Yunus

Thabo Mbeki * John Howard * Olusegun Obasanjo * Lawrence Gonzi * Yoweri Museveni * Patrick Manning * Kamla Persad-Bissessar



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