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Abdulsalami Abubakar

1942 - Today

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Abdulsalami Abubakar ( ; 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abdulsalami Abubakar is the 15,366th most popular politician (down from 11,642nd in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 20th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Nigerian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abdulsalami Abubakar ranks 15,366 out of 19,576. Before him are Chavarat Charnvirakul, George Bancroft, René Schick, Semyon Ignatyev, Shah Jahan III, and Nicolae Golescu. After him are Jaafar Al-Askari, Avraham Burg, Shoshenq VI, Hans-Peter Tschudi, Dominique Mbonyumutwa, and Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Abdulsalami Abubakar ranks 511. Before him are Gray Davis, Eugène Camara, Ion Drîmbă, Rutanya Alda, Frew McMillan, and Michel Tremblay. After him are Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, Marc Alaimo, Néstor Togneri, Jesús Glaría, Bibi Besch, and John McDowell.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Abdulsalami Abubakar ranks 51 out of 309. Before him are Omowunmi Sadik (1964), Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi (1924), Alex Iwobi (1996), Ibrahim Zakzaky (1953), Sunday Oliseh (1974), and Buchi Emecheta (1944). After him are Nwankwo Kanu (1976), Abubakar Shekau (1974), Finidi George (1971), Ahmed Musa (1992), Dick Tiger (1929), and Muhammadu Maccido (1928).

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Among POLITICIANS In Nigeria

Among politicians born in Nigeria, Abdulsalami Abubakar ranks 17. Before him are Goodluck Jonathan (1957), Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904), Ibrahim Babangida (1941), Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912), Yemi Osinbajo (1957), and Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi (1924). After him are Muhammadu Maccido (1928), Ernest Shonekan (1936), Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900), Adebayo Adedeji (1930), Mohammed Yusuf (1970), and Obafemi Awolowo (1909).

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