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BY Nii Ntreh, 9:00am September 13, 2020,

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Nigeria is famous for military men who become presidents – Here they are

by Nii Ntreh, 9:00am September 13, 2020,

Ibrahim Babangida and Nigerian History | by The Kalahari Review | Kalahari Review — General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida. Photo Credit: Kalahari Review

Ibrahim Babaginda

Unlike the first two men, General Babangida was not elected president of Nigeria. He appointed himself the president of the country after a successful coup that upstaged the government of General Buhari.

Babangida even refused to acknowledge the results of a presidential election he sanctioned. Between August 1985 and August 1993, he was Nigeria’s military president.

Last Edited by:Mildred Europa Taylor Updated: September 11, 2020

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