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Alhaji Shehu Shagari

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Alhaji Shehu Shagari 1925-, president of Nigeria (1979-83). In 1978 he helped form the National party, and his subsequent election as president marked the end of 13 years of military rule in Nigeria. Continued economic problems and government corruption eventually led to his overthrow (1983). Author not available, SHAGARI, ALHAJI SHEHU. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

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	Parliament accepts mediation on impeachment ; ...yesterday. House spokesman Alhaji Farouk Lawan was quoted...by former president Alhaji Shehu Shagari and former head of state...Yakubu Gowon. Gowon and Shagari Wednesday wrote to President...resolution, Gowon and Shagari were expected to meet... Read more
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	Abacha: Nigeria Can't Be Intimidated ; ...He made the remarks before a packed hall where former heads of state and presidents -- General Yakubu Gowon, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, General Muhammadu Buhari and Chief Ernest Shonekan, were present. Abacha said his government had been unjustly... Read more
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	After Releasing Obasanjo, Will Gen. Abubakar Reform Or Bring Back The ; ...farm in Otta, near Lagos, for the time being, Obasanjo was in power between 1976 and 1979. He handed over power to Alhaji Shehu Shagari on October 1, 1979, a well-research, recent and complimentary profile of Obasanjo is titled `Olusegun Obasanjo... Read more

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