Sani Abacha;was a Nigerian military dictator and statesman who ruled Nigeria as the military head of state from 1993 following a palace coup d'état until his sudden death in 1998.
Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida is a Nigerian statesman and military dictator who ruled as military president of Nigeria from 1985 when he orchestrated a coup d'état against his military and political arch-rival Muhammadu Buhari,until his resignation in 1993 as a result of the post-12 June 1993 election which he illegally nullified.
Babagana Kingibe OV GCON is a Nigerian diplomat,politician and civil servant who has held several high ranking government offices,culminating in his appointment as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation from 2007 to 2008. He spent over a decade in the Foreign Service cadre and has been in politics since the 1970s,serving six heads of state;most recently as a member of the inner circle of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Abubakar Dangiwa Umar was governor of Kaduna state in Nigeria from August 1985 to June 1988 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. After retiring from the army in 1993,he became a social critic and the founder of Movement for Unity and Progress,a political party.
The military dictatorship in Nigeria was a period when members of the Nigerian Armed Forces held power in Nigeria from 1966 to 1999 with an interregnum from 1979 to 1983. The military was able to rise to power often with the tacit support of the elite through coups d'état. Since the country became a republic in 1963,there had been a series of military coups.
Mohammed Magoro is a retired Major General of the Nigerian army who was twice a government minister,under Generals Obasanjo and Buhari. In the April 2011 elections he was elected Senator for the Kebbi South constituency of Kebbi State,Nigeria.
John Nanzip Shagaya was a Nigerian senator and former military officer who was in April 2007 elected to represent the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State as member of the Nigerian Senate for Plateau South. He ran for reelection in April 2011 on the Labour Party (LP) platform,but was defeated by Victor Lar of the People's Democratic Party(PDP). As a non commissioned officer (NCO) with the 2nd Reconnaissance Squadron in Abeokuta,he participated in the Nigerian counter-coup of 1966.
John Odigie Oyegun is a Nigerian politician who served as the first national chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nigeria. He was the executive governor of Edo State between 1992 and 1993,during the aborted Third Nigerian Republic.
Aminu Isa Kontagora was a Nigerian politician who served as the governor of Benue State,Nigeria,from August 1996 to August 1998 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha,then Governor of Kano State from September 1998 to May 1999 during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar,handing over power to the elected executive governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso on 29 May 1999.
Dominic Obukadata Oneya was Administrator of Kano State,Nigeria from August 1996 to August 1998 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha,then Administrator of Benue State from August 1998 to May 1999 during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar,handing over power to the elected executive governor George Akume on 29 May 1999.
Garba Duba was a Nigerian Army Lieutenant general who was Governor of Bauchi State,Nigeria from July 1978 to October 1979 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo,and Administrator of Sokoto State from January 1984 to August 1985 during the military regime of Major General Muhammadu Buhari.
Brigadier General Samuel Bature Chamah was Administrator of Katsina State in Nigeria from August 1996 to August 1998 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha,and then of Kebbi State from August 1998 to May 1999 during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar,handing over power to the elected civilian governor Adamu Aliero on 29 May 1999.
Lawan Gwadabe is a Nigerian military officer. He served as Military Administrator of Niger State in Nigeria from December 1987 to January 1992 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. He was accused of planning a coup against General Sani Abacha in 1995,for which he was jailed,tortured and convicted of treason. After Abacha's death he was granted a state pardon.
Aliyu Mohammed Gusau is a Nigerian general and statesman. He has held several high level national security,military and intelligence offices,and has participated in several military coups,playing a central role in founding the Fourth Nigerian Republic.
Lawrence Anebi Onoja was the military governor of Plateau State,Nigeria from 1986 to July 1988 and then of Katsina State until December 1989 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. He later became Principal Staff Officer to General Sani Abacha,before being arrested for alleged involvement in a coup attempt. He retired from the army in 1998,and after the return to democracy in May 1999 with the Nigerian Fourth Republic entered into politics.
Salihu Ibrahim FSS,FHWC was a Nigerian army general who was Chief of Army Staff from August 1990 until September 1993 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.
Presidential elections were held in Nigeria on 12 June 1993,the first since the 1983 military coup ended the country's Second Republic. The elections were the outcome of a transitional process to civilian rule spearheaded by the military ruler,Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida. The unofficial result of the election –though not declared by the National Electoral Commission (NEC) –indicated a victory for Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola of the Social Democratic Party (SDP),who defeated Bashir Tofa of the National Republican Convention (NRC). The winner of the election was thus never declared as the elections were annulled by Babangida,citing electoral irregularities. The annulment led to protests and political unrest,including the resignation of Babangida and a weak interim civilian government,and culminated in the continuation of military rule in the country with Sani Abacha ascending to power as the military head of state via a bloodless coup later in the year.
Alex Ibru was a Nigerian businessman,founder and publisher of The Guardian (Nigeria) newspaper,who was minister of internal affairs from 1993 to 1995 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.
Since Nigeria became independent in 1960,there have been five military coups. Between 1966 and 1999,Nigeria was ruled by a military government without interruption,apart from a short-lived return to democracy under the Second Republic of 1979 to 1983. However,the most recent coup occurred in 1993,and there have been no significant further attempts under the Fourth Republic,which restored multi-party democracy in 1999.
Sambo Dasuki is a retired Nigerian military officer who served as National Security Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan and briefly to President Muhammadu Buhari.
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