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Ibrahim Babangida

1941 - Today

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Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ibrahim Babangida is the 13,592nd most popular politician (down from 12,361st in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 26th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Nigerian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ibrahim Babangida ranks 13,592 out of 19,576. Before him are Constance Markievicz, Jan Klemens Branicki, Johann Georg Hiedler, Nikolai Vissarionovich Nekrasov, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, and Walburga Habsburg Douglas. After him are Rodrigo Carazo Odio, Sally Yates, Andreas Metaxas, Karl Gruber, Jacob Bruce, and Enoch Powell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Ibrahim Babangida ranks 353. Before him are Iván Menczel, Peter Ducke, Pola Raksa, Richard Speck, Pepetela, and Stephen J. Cannell. After him are Abel Matutes, Rosa Maria Sardà, Kaspar Villiger, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Youcef Yousfi, and Neelie Kroes.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Ibrahim Babangida ranks 36 out of 309. Before him are Aliko Dangote (1957), Shehu Shagari (1925), Goodluck Jonathan (1957), Emmanuel Amunike (1970), Rashidi Yekini (1963), and Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904). After him are Yakubu (1982), John Onaiyekan (1944), Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912), Yemi Osinbajo (1957), Taribo West (1974), and Peter Okpaleke (1963).

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Among POLITICIANS In Nigeria

Among politicians born in Nigeria, Ibrahim Babangida ranks 13. Before him are Sani Abacha (1943), Moshood Abiola (1937), Yakubu Gowon (1934), Shehu Shagari (1925), Goodluck Jonathan (1957), and Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904). After him are Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912), Yemi Osinbajo (1957), Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi (1924), Abdulsalami Abubakar (1942), Muhammadu Maccido (1928), and Ernest Shonekan (1936).

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