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Safinatu Buhari (née Yusuf) (11 December 1952 – 14 January 2006) was a Nigerian teacher and First Lady of Nigeria from 1983 to 1985. She was the first wife of Muhammadu Buhari . Early life and education
In 1971, Buhari married his first wife, Safinatu (née Yusuf). They had five children together, four girls and one boy. Their first daughter, Zulaihat (Zulai) was named after Buhari's mother. Their other children are Fatima, Musa (deceased son), Hadiza, and Safinatu. [243] In 1988, Buhari and his first wife Safinatu divorced.
The 1985 Nigerian coup d'état was a military coup which took place in Nigeria on 27 August 1985 [1] [2] when a faction of mid-level Armed Forces officers, led by the Chief of Army Staff Major-General Ibrahim Babangida, overthrew the government of Major General Muhammadu Buhari (who himself took power in the 1983 coup d'état). [3]
Safinatu Buhari (1952–2006) [1] 31 December 1983 27 August 1985 Muhammadu Buhari: 8 Maryam Babangida (1948–2009) [1] 27 August 1985 26 August 1993 Ibrahim Babangida: 9 Margaret Shonekan (1941–) [1] 26 August 1993 17 November 1993 Ernest Shonekan: 10 Maryam Abacha (1949–) [1] 17 November 1993 8 June 1998 Sani Abacha: 11 Fati Lami ...
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Aisha Buhari is a resource person to the National Basic Technical Education (NBTE), [16] on beauty therapy and cosmetology and has participated in the curriculum development of small medium enterprises for NBTE. Aisha Buhari closed her beauty salon following the emergence of her husband as president of Nigeria.
Tensions between the civilian and military aspects of Nigerian government were escalating. One major incident was when General Muhammadu Buhari, the commanding officer of the 3rd Division, cut off fuel and food supplies into neighboring Chad, an action caused by border disputes between Nigeria and Chad that was opposed by President Shehu Shagari.
As the supreme leader and commander of the regime, Buhari significantly derived charismatic authority. The revisionist 1985 Nigerian coup d'état was the antithesis of Buharism; his Chief of Army Staff and successor General Ibrahim Babangida opposed the heavy-handedness of Buhari's social campaign and the economic dirigisme policies.