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Murtala Mohammed

1938 - 1976

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Murtala Mohammed was a politician born in 1938 in , which is now part of modern day Kano (city), Nigeria. Murtala Mohammed died at 38 years old in NaN.

His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2024). Murtala Mohammed is the 4,282nd most popular politician (up from 13,199th in 2024), the 5th most popular biography from Nigeria (up from 32nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Nigerian Politician.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Murtala Mohammed ranks 4,282 out of 19,576. Before him are Ahmad ibn Tulun, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Shabaka, Margaret I, Countess of Flanders, and Mauricio Macri. After him are Sundiata Keita, Teispes, Mstislav I of Kiev, Zhelyu Zhelev, Władysław II the Exile, and Jules Wijdenbosch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Murtala Mohammed ranks 79. Before him are Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, Etta James, Angelo Amato, Ayaz Mutallibov, Ryōji Noyori, and Marcello Gandini. After him are Tatsuya Shiji, Leonardo Boff, Keith O'Brien, Charles Simic, Seishiro Shimatani, and Dean Reed. Among people deceased in 1976, Murtala Mohammed ranks 46. Before him are René Cassin, Andrei Grechko, Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark, Josef Albers, Dalton Trumbo, and George Ostrogorsky. After him are Paul Lazarsfeld, Mukesh, Yukio Goto, Lin Yutang, Kazi Nazrul Islam, and Eileen Gray.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Murtala Mohammed ranks 5 out of 309. Before him are Sade (1959), Wole Soyinka (1934), C. Odumegwu Ojukwu (1933), and Dr. Alban (1957). After him are Chinua Achebe (1930), Francis Arinze (1932), Hugo Weaving (1960), Muhammadu Buhari (1942), Nana Asmaʼu (1793), Fela Kuti (1938), and Usman dan Fodio (1754).

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Among Politicians In Nigeria

Among politicians born in Nigeria, Murtala Mohammed ranks 2. Before him are C. Odumegwu Ojukwu (1933). After him are Muhammadu Buhari (1942), Olusegun Obasanjo (1937), Bola Tinubu (1952), Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (1951), Sani Abacha (1943), Moshood Abiola (1937), Yakubu Gowon (1934), Shehu Shagari (1925), Goodluck Jonathan (1957), and Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904).

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