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Abdulsalami Abubakar

Military head of state of Nigeria from to

Abdulsalami AbubakarGCFR (; born 13 June ) is a retired Nigerian army general who served as the military head of state of Nigeria from to [1] He was also Chief of Defence Staff from to He succeeded General Sani Abacha upon the latter's death.

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    • During his leadership, Nigeria adopted a modified version of the constitution, which provided for multiparty elections. He transferred power to president-elect Olusegun Obasanjo on 29 May [2] He is the current Chairman of the National Peace Committee.[3]

    Early life

    Abubakar, an ethnic Hausa, was born on 13 June to Abubakar Jibrin and Fatikande Mohammed, in Minna, Niger State, Nigeria.[4]

    From to he attended Minna Native Authority Primary school.

    From to , he had his secondary school education at Government College, Bida, Niger State. From January to October , he studied at Kaduna Technical College.[citation needed]