Sani Abacha GCFR ((listen); (20 September 1943 – 8 June 1998) was a Nigerian military dictator and statesman who ruled Nigeria with an iron-fist as the...
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Maryam Abacha ((Listen); born 4 March 1949) is the widow of Sani Abacha, Nigeria's military ruler from 1993 to 1998. In 1999, Maryam Abacha said that her...
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The Sani Abacha Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kano, Kano State, Nigeria. It is mostly used for football matches and athletics. The stadium is...
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Mohammed Abacha is the eldest surviving son of Nigeria's former military ruler, the late general Sani Abacha, and his wife Maryam Abacha. During his father's...
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Hamza al-Mustapha (section Abacha era)
politician who served as Chief Security Officer to Head of State General Sani Abacha from 1993 until his death on 8 June 1998. Hamza Al-Mustapha was born...
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replace him. Ernest Shonekan was named as interim head of state. General Sani Abacha seized power from Shonekan on 17 November 1993, and became head of state...
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Lawan Gwadabe (section Sani Abacha regime)
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...
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largely powerless and illegitimate government was dissolved when General Sani Abacha seized power on 17 November 1993. 12 June 1993 presidential election...
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also Chief of Defence Staff from 1997 to 1998. He succeeded General Sani Abacha upon the latter's death. During his leadership, Nigeria adopted a modified...
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facto vice president of Nigeria) under military head of state General Sani Abacha from 1994 until his arrest for treason in 1997. He also served as Chief...
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