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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]
Obasanjo did well academically, [16] and at school became a keen Boy Scout. [17] Although there is no evidence that he was then involved in any political groups, [17] it was at secondary school that Obasanjo rejected his forename of "Matthew" as an anti-colonial act. [10] Meanwhile, Obasanjo's father had abandoned his wife and two children. [18]
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Murtala Ramat Muhammed GCFR ((listen ⓘ); 8 November 1938 – 13 February 1976) [3] [4] [5] was a Nigerian military officer and the fourth head of state of Nigeria. He led the 1966 Nigerian counter-coup in overthrowing the military regime of Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi and featured prominently during the Nigerian Civil War and thereafter ruled Nigeria from 29 July 1975 until his assassination on 13 ...
Muhammad: Khadija first wife `Abd Allah ibn `Abbas paternal cousin: Fatima daughter: Ali paternal cousin and son-in-law family tree, descendants: Qasim son `Abd Allah son: Zaynab daughter: Ruqayya daughter: Uthman second cousin and son-in-law family tree: Umm Kulthum daughter: Zayd adopted son: Ali ibn Zainab grandson: Umamah bint Zainab ...
She met Olusegun Obasanjo in the Owu Baptist Church Choir when she was aged 14 and they courted for eight years. [3] They married on 22 June 1963 at Camberwell Green Registry, SE London, when she was 21, without the knowledge of their families. [1] [4] She obtained training in institutional management in London. [4]
Kehinde Wiley, best known for his portrait of President Barack Obama, has spent years traveling Africa to paint heads of state. With the project, he wants to open a discussion about how we see power.
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]