Olusegun Obasanjo

@Former President of Nigeria, Facts and Facts ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Olusegun Obasanjo is a former President of Nigeria who held the position from 1999 to 2007 Nigerian Leaders Political Leaders Presidents Military Leaders Pisces Celebrities Olusegun Obasanjo is a former President of Nigeria who held the position from 1999 to 2007. He served as the Army general of Nigeria and as a military ruler remained the head of state from February 1976 to October 1979. He remains the first such military ruler In Africa who handed over the power for a democratic government. By the time the military dictatorship of General Sani Abacha ended with his demise, Nigeria gained the infamous pariah status that was marked with oppressive regime of fifteen years. Olusegun Obasanjo also faced atrocities of the authoritative rule of General Sani Abacha that included his confinement in 1995. Obasanjo played an instrumental role in bringing back democracy in the country thus mending the tarnished image of the nation. He was democratically elected as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 1999. He remained ‘Chairperson of the African Union’ from July 2004 to January 2006. He is the descendent of the Yoruba clan and a chieftain of the Ekerin Balogun of the Egba clan and that of the Balogun of the Owu Lineage. The UN inducted him as special envoy of Africa. Since then he oversees the democratic elections of countries across the African continent representing the ‘African Union and Ecowas’.

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Birthday: March 5, 1937 Nationality: Nigerian Famous: Former President of Nigeria, Leaders, Political Leaders, Presidents, Military Leaders Spouses: deceased), Esther Oluremi (ex-wife), Lynda (ex-wife), Mojisola Adekunle (deceased), Stella Abebe (deceased) Known as: Oluṣẹgun Mathew Okikiọla Arẹmu Ọbasanjọ, Baba Africa, OBJ Universities: Mons Officer Cadet School DSSC India Birth Place: Abeokuta, British Nigeria Information Detail Birthday March 5, 1937 Nationality Nigerian Famous Former President of Nigeria, Leaders, Political Leaders, Presidents, Military Leaders Spouses deceased), Esther Oluremi (ex-wife), Lynda (ex-wife), Mojisola Adekunle (deceased), Stella Abebe (deceased) Known as Oluṣẹgun Mathew Okikiọla Arẹmu Ọbasanjọ, Baba Africa, OBJ Universities Mons Officer Cadet School DSSC India Birth Place Abeokuta, British Nigeria Gender Male Father Amos Adigun Obasanjo Bankole Mother Ashabi Net Worth $1.8 Billion as of Jan 15,2017 Sun Sign Pisces Born in Abeokuta, British Nigeria Famous as Former President of Nigeria

Abeokuta, British Nigeria

Olusegun Obasanjo born at Unsplash Birth Place

His first wife was Esther Oluremi who remained the ‘First Lady of Nigeria’ from February 13, 1976 to October 1, 1979. One of her son with Obasanjo, Dr. Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello was a Senator of Ogun State. Unsplash Personal Life

His second wife Lynda was killed by armed men in 1987. Unsplash Personal Life

Mojisola Adekunle, a retired Major of the Nigerian Army remained his wife from 1991 to 1998. She also ran for Presidency in 2003 and 2007. Unsplash Personal Life

He was born on March 5, 1937 in Ogun State and was brought up in Abeokuta in southwest Nigeria. The meaning of his first name is “The Lord is victorious”. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He studied in Abeokuta at the ‘Baptist Boys’ High School’ and thereafter worked for a while as a teacher. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

As he could not bear college expenses, in 1958 he joined the Nigerian Army and went to Aldershot, England, to attend a six month training of the ‘Service Commission’ held at the ‘Mons Officer Cadet School’. After completion of training he was delegated in the rank of an officer in the Nigerian Army. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Olusegun Obasanjo was also sent to India where he took training at the ‘Indian Army School of Engineering’ and at the ‘Defence Services Staff College, Wellington’. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He remained in Kaduna to serve the ‘1 Area Command’. In July 1967 he became the commander of ‘2 Area Command’ after being promoted as Chief Army Engineer. Unsplash Career

Thereafter he served as commander of ‘3 Marine Commando Division’ of the army and captured Owerri that efficaciously brought the end of the thirty month (during 1967 to 1970) Biafran civil war. Unsplash Career

He supported the military coup headed by Brigadier General Murtala Ramat Mohammed on July 29, 1975, though he was not a part of it. Murtala Ramat Mohammed expelled the then head of state Yakubu Gowon and named Ọbasanjọ as his deputy in the new government. Unsplash Career

Army Col. Dimka led a coup attempt on February 13, 1976, to assassinate Murtala, Ọbasanjọ and few other senior army men. While Murtala was killed, Obasanjo and General Theophilus Danjuma survived, thus leadership passed to Obasanjo. Unsplash Career

Theophilus Danjuma, the chief of army staff and Ọbasanjọ set up a line of command and reset the security arrangements in Lagos. Unsplash Career

Information	Detail
Birthday	March 5, 1937
Nationality	Nigerian
Famous	Former President of Nigeria, Leaders, Political Leaders, Presidents, Military Leaders
Spouses	deceased), Esther Oluremi (ex-wife), Lynda (ex-wife), Mojisola Adekunle (deceased), Stella Abebe (deceased)
Known as	Oluṣẹgun Mathew Okikiọla Arẹmu Ọbasanjọ, Baba Africa, OBJ
Universities	Mons Officer Cadet School DSSC India
Birth Place	Abeokuta, British Nigeria
Gender	Male
Father	Amos Adigun Obasanjo Bankole
Mother	Ashabi
Net Worth	$1.8 Billion as of Jan 15,2017
Sun Sign	Pisces
Born in	Abeokuta, British Nigeria
Famous as	Former President of Nigeria

Olusegun Obasanjo

Nigerian

Mar 5, 1937

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Abeokuta, British Nigeria