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Stella Obasanjo (14 November 1945 – 23 October 2005) was the First Lady of Nigeria from 1999 until her death. She was the wife of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, although she was not the First Lady in 1976, when Obasanjo was military head of state. She died while undergoing elective liposuction abroad. [1]
He was released following Abacha's death in 1998. Obasanjo entered electoral politics, becoming the PDP candidate for the 1999 presidential election which he won. As president, he de-politicised the military and both expanded the police and mobilised the army to combat widespread ethnic, religious, and secessionist violence.
Stella Obasanjo (1945–2005) 29 May 1999 23 October 2005 (Died in office) [1] Olusegun Obasanjo: Vacant (1 year, 218 days) 13 Turai Yar'Adua (1957–) [1] 29 May 2007 5 May 2010 Umaru Musa Yar'Adua: 14 Patience Jonathan (1957–) 6 May 2010 29 May 2015 Goodluck Jonathan: 15 Aisha Buhari (1971–) 29 May 2015 29 May 2023 Muhammadu Buhari: 16
In 2008, Obasanjo published an autobiography titled Bitter-Sweet: My Life with Obasanjo, which chronicled her life experiences with Olusegun Obasanjo, portraying him as a violent womaniser. [3] Her style is described as "elegant in a subtle manner", as she was often dressed in traditional outfits. [5]
In 1999, Maryam Abacha said that her husband acted in the good will of Nigeria; an official of the Nigerian government said that Maryam Abacha said that to convince the government to grant her a reprieve, as the president, Olusegun Obasanjo, had been jailed by Sani Abacha. [2]
Golden Bachelorette star Joan Vassos will never forget her late husband, John Vassos. John died in 2021 at age 59 after battling pancreatic cancer. The couple was married for 32 years and share ...
She was born on 23 May 1941 in British Nigeria. [2] Ajoke married Murtala Muhammed in 1963. [3]She trained as a dental therapist but developed an interest in plants. [2] She set up the Murtala Muhammed Memorial Botanical Garden, a 30-hectare garden along the Lekki–Epe Expressway in Lagos in 1991.
Mojisola Adekunle-Obasanjo (10 August 1944 – 4 June 2009) was a Major in the Nigerian army. She founded the party Masses Movement of Nigeria in 1998 and later ran for the Presidency under the party Masses Movement of Nigeria (MMN) in 2003. She was on the ballot as the only female contender for the 2007 presidential elections. [1]