Obasanjo

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Nigerian politician human military officer

Obasanjo is Olusegun Obasanjo, a former Nigerian military ruler and twice-elected civilian president who became one of Africa’s most prominent political leaders and diplomats.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Olusegun Obasanjo	13
Olusegun Obasanjo – People's Democratic Party	1
President Olusegun Obasanjo	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Nigerian politician ⓘ human ⓘ military officer ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Obasanjo NERFINISHED ⓘ
awardReceived	Gandhi Peace Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ Légion d'honneur ⓘ surface form: Legion of Honour Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo NERFINISHED ⓘ
branchOfService	Nigerian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
child	Gbenga Obasanjo NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfBirth	Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Nigeria ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1937-03-05 ⓘ
educatedAt	Baptist Boys High School, Abeokuta NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Yoruba people NERFINISHED ⓘ
familyName	Obasanjo NERFINISHED ⓘ
givenName	Olusegun NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	prominent role in African diplomacy and mediation ⓘ serving two terms as democratically elected president of Nigeria ⓘ transitioning Nigeria from military to civilian rule in 1979 ⓘ
languageSpoken	English ⓘ Yoruba NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryRank	General ⓘ
name	Olusegun Obasanjo NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork	My Command NERFINISHED ⓘ My Watch NERFINISHED ⓘ Not My Will NERFINISHED ⓘ
officeEndTime	1979-10-01 ⓘ 2007-05-29 ⓘ
officeStartTime	1976-02-13 ⓘ 1999-05-29 ⓘ
participantIn	Nigerian Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Abeokuta NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalParty	African Democratic Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ People's Democratic Party (Nigeria) NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld	Chairperson of the African Union ⓘ Federal Commissioner for Works and Housing of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ Head of State of Nigeria ⓘ President of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ
predecessor	Abdulsalami Abubakar NERFINISHED ⓘ Murtala Mohammed NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
residence	Abeokuta NERFINISHED ⓘ
spouse	Stella Obasanjo NERFINISHED ⓘ
successor	Shehu Shagari NERFINISHED ⓘ Umaru Musa Yar'Adua NERFINISHED ⓘ
workLocation	Abuja NERFINISHED ⓘ