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How Abacha almost became a civilian president.
The late Nigerian military president and strongman, General Sanni Abacha is remembered as a military dictator who unleashed terror on political dissenters. He died on Sunday, June 8, 1998.
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The late Nigerian military president and strongman, General Sanni Abacha is remembered as a military dictator who unleashed terror on political dissenters. He died on Sunday, June 8, 1998.
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However, if he had lived a few months more, do you know he would have become a civilian president? Military leaders transforming into civilian presidents were quite common during the period. People like Jerry Rawlings of Ghana, Muhammad Gaddafi of Libya, Museveni of Uganda,
Omar Bashir of Sudan and many others. So Abacha’s transformation would not have been strange.
In 1996, Abacha announced his intention to leave power and initiated a transition process. Even though the winner of the 1993 presidential election, Chief MKO Abiola had been kept in
In 1996, Abacha announced his intention to leave power and initiated a transition process. Even though the winner of the 1993 presidential election, Chief MKO Abiola had been kept in
