Shehu Musa Yar’Adua
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Shehu Musa Yar’Adua was a prominent Nigerian military officer and politician, former Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters, and influential pro-democracy figure who died in prison under the Abacha regime.
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| Shehu Musa Yar'Adua | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Nigerian military officer
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Nigerian politician ⓘ human ⓘ pro-democracy activist ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | death in prison ⓘ |
| convictedOf | alleged coup plotting under Abacha ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Nigeria ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Katsina Provincial Secondary School
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Nigerian Military Training College NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Military Academy Sandhurst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Fulani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Yar'Adua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Shehu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | formation of Nigeria's Fourth Republic political structures ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Hausa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Peoples Democratic Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Major General ⓘ |
| movement | pro-democracy movement in Nigeria ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Hausa ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
arrest by the Abacha regime
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trial by military tribunal under Sani Abacha ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a leading opponent of Sani Abacha's regime
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organizing political structures across Nigeria's states ⓘ role in transition program after Murtala Mohammed's assassination ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Olusegun Obasanjo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | founding of the Peoples Democratic Movement ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
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politician ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Nigerian Civil War
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Nigerian military government of Olusegun Obasanjo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| penalty | death sentence later commuted to life imprisonment ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Abakaliki Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters
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Vice Head of State of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Umaru Musa Yar'Adua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residence | Katsina State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Murtala Mohammed
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Olusegun Obasanjo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling | Umaru Musa Yar'Adua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Abuja
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Lagos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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