Ibrahim Babangida

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Ibrahim Babangida is a former Nigerian military ruler who seized power in a 1985 coup and governed the country through a mix of economic reforms and authoritarian control until 1993.

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Ibrahim Babangida canonical 3
Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nigerian military officer
former head of state
human
annulledElection 1993 Nigerian presidential election
branchOfMilitary Nigerian Army
cameToPowerBy military coup d’état
citizenship Nigeria
controversy allegations of corruption
human rights abuses
countryOfBirth Nigeria
coupAgainst Muhammadu Buhari
dateOfBirth 1941-08-17
economicPolicy currency devaluation
liberalization of Nigerian economy
privatization of state enterprises
education Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji
surface form: Command and Staff College Jaji

Indian Military Academy, Dehradun
surface form: Indian Military Academy

Nigerian Military Training College
electionWinnerAnnulled Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola
surface form: Moshood Abiola
endTime 1993-08-26
era military regimes in Nigeria
ethnicGroup Gwari
familyName Babangida
fullName Ibrahim Babangida self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida
givenName Ibrahim
headOfGovernmentOf Nigeria
honorificNickname IBB
Diego Maradona
surface form: Maradona
implemented transition to civilian rule program
introducedPolicy Structural Adjustment Program
knownFor annulment of 12 June 1993 presidential election
authoritarian rule
militaryRank General
notableEventDuringRule creation of new Nigerian states
membership of Nigeria in Economic Community of West African States peacekeeping operations
numberOfChildren 4
occupation politician
soldier
participatedIn Biafran secession
surface form: Nigerian Civil War
placeOfBirth Minna
positionHeld Military President of Nigeria
precededBy Muhammadu Buhari
religion Islam
residence Minna
spouse Maryam Babangida
startTime 1985-08-27
stateOfOrigin Niger State NERFINISHED
succeededBy Ernest Shonekan

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Muhammadu Buhari overthrownBy Ibrahim Babangida
Ibrahim Babangida fullName Ibrahim Babangida self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida
Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University Lapai namedAfter Ibrahim Babangida
this entity surface form: Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida