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Abdulsalami Abubakar | |
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| 11th Head of State of Nigeria | |
| In office 9 June 1998 – 29 May 1999 | |
| Chief of General Staff | Michael Akhigbe |
| Preceded by | Sani Abacha |
| Succeeded by | Olusegun Obasanjo |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 9 June 1998 – 29 May 1999 | |
| President | Himself |
| Preceded by | Sani Abacha |
| Succeeded by | Theophilus Danjuma |
| Chief of Defence Staff | |
| In office 21 December 1997 – 9 June 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Oladipo Diya |
| Succeeded by | Al-Amin Daggash |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 June 1942 Minna, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now Minna, Niger State, Nigeria) |
| Political party | none (military) |
| Spouse | Fati Lami Abubakar |
| Children | 7 |
| Residence | Minna |
| Occupation | Military officer |
| Awards | See text |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Nigeria |
| Branch/service |  Nigerian Air Force Nigerian Army |
| Years of service | 1963–1966 (Air Force) 1966–1999 (Army) |
| Rank |  General |
| Battles/wars | Nigerian Civil War 1978 South Lebanon conflict |
Abdulsalami Abubakar GCFR (/ˌɑːbdəlsəˈlæmi ˌɑːbuˈbɑːkɑːr/ ; born 13 June 1942) is a retired Nigerian army general who served as the military head of state of Nigeria from 1998 to 1999.[1] He was also Chief of Defence Staff from 1997 to 1998. He succeeded General Sani Abacha upon the latter's death.
During his leadership, Nigeria adopted a modified version of the 1979 constitution, which provided for multiparty elections. He transferred power to president-elect Olusegun Obasanjo on 29 May 1999.[2] He is the current Chairman of the National Peace Committee.[3]
- ^ Abubakar, Abdulsalam (2015). Financial development, impact on output and its determinants: the case of the economic community of the West African states. Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia.
- ^ "June 12, NASS and Nigeria's Fourth Republic". The Punch. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Buhari, Abdulsalami's national peace committee meet". The Punch. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2020.