Nigerian Victor A Break With Past; Yar'Adua, an Unassuming Civilian, Has Reputation for Honest Dealing From: The Washington Post | Date: April 25, 2007| Author: Craig Timberg - Washington Post Foreign Service | Copyright 2007 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Nigerians are accustomed to certain things from their presidents. Most have been generals, or former generals, with big personalities and reputations for corruption. And those who haven't been installed through coups have come to power in elections so flawed they bore little relationship to popular will.

Last weekend's presidential vote was as bad as most in Nigeria's troubled history, observers said. But the election of Umaru Yar'Adua -- a bookish and shy former chemistry teacher --...

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