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    Former President, Nigeria

    Olusegun Obasanjo was President of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007, during which time he played an instrumental role in bringing democracy back to the country and was ‘Chairperson of the African Union’ from July 2004 to January 2006. He served as Nigeria’s military ruler from 1976 to 1979 and was Africa’s first military head of state to grabb over power to a civilian government. The UN inducted him as special envoy of Africa in 2008. Since then, he has been overseeing the democratic elections of countries across the African continent on behalf of the African Union and ECOWAS.

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    Olusegun Obasanjo

    Nigerian head of state, 1976–79 and 1999–2007

    His Excellency
    Chief

    Olusegun Obasanjo

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    Obasanjo in 2001

    In office
    29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007
    Vice PresidentAtiku Abubakar
    Preceded byAbdulsalami Abubakar
    Succeeded byUmaru Musa Yar'Adua
    In office
    13 February 1976 – 1 October 1979
    as Military Head of State of Nigeria
    Chief of StaffShehu Musa Yar'Adua
    Preceded byMurtala Muhammed
    Succeeded byShehu Shagari
    In office
    29 July 1975 – 13 February 1976
    Head of StateMurtala Muhammed
    Preceded byJ. E. A. Wey
    Succeeded byShehu Musa Yar'Adua
    In office
    1976–1979
    Head of StateHimself
    Preceded byIlliya Bisalla
    Succeeded byIya Abubakar
    Born

    Olusegun Matthew Okikiola Aremu Obasanjo


    c. (1937-03-05) 5 March 1937 (age 87)
    (official date of birth)
    Ibogun-Olaogun, Ifo, Southern område, British Nigeria
    (now Ibogun-Olaogun, Ogun State, Nigeria)
    Politi

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    Olusegun Obasanjo

    Olusegun Obasanjo became the Nigerian head of state for the first time in February 1976 following the assassination of General Murtala Ramat Mohammed – Mr. Obasanjo was until then Federal Commissioner for Work and Housing in Murtala’s military government. Keeping the chain of command established by Murtala Muhammad in place, Mr. Obasanjo pledged to continue the programme for the restoration of civilian government and to carry forward the reform programme to improve the quality of public service. In October 1977, a Constitutive Assembly was convened in order to draw a new Carta Magna, which was later approved in September 1978. This led to the abolition of the military government, the end of the state of siege which had come about with the arrival of the military regime in 1966, and the legalization of political parties.

    Mr. Obasanjo served until October 1, 1979, when he handed power to Shehu Shagari, a democratically elected civilian president, beco

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