General Olusegun Obasanjo

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gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Mons_Officer_Cadet_School,_Aldershot
Indian Defence Services Staff College
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Grand_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Niger
gptkb:Grand_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Federal_Republic
gptkbp:birthDate 1937-03-05
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Abeokuta,_Ogun_State,_Nigeria
gptkbp:children gptkb:Iyabo_Obasanjo-Bello
Olumuyiwa Obasanjo
gptkbp:ethnicity Yoruba
gptkbp:founded Africa Leadership Forum
Bell University of Technology
Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library
gptkbp:fullName Olusegun Matthew Okikiola Aremu Obasanjo
gptkbp:headOfState gptkb:Nigeria
gptkbp:headOfStateTermEnd 1979-10-01
gptkbp:headOfStateTermStart 1976-02-13
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Olusegun Obasanjo
gptkbp:knownFor democratic reforms
pan-Africanism
anti-corruption efforts
transitioning Nigeria to civilian rule in 1979
gptkbp:languageSpoken English
Yoruba
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:African_Union
gptkb:Commonwealth_of_Nations
gptkb:Club_de_Madrid
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:General
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Nigerian_Army
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Nigerian
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Not_My_Will
gptkb:Africa_in_Perspective
My Command
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
author
politician
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Nigerian_Civil_War
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:People's_Democratic_Party
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Abdulsalami_Abubakar
gptkbp:predecessorAsHeadOfState gptkb:Murtala_Mohammed
gptkbp:president gptkb:Nigeria
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:serviceYears 1958–1979
gptkbp:signature Olusegun Obasanjo signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Stella_Obasanjo
gptkb:Taiwo_Obasanjo
gptkb:Remi_Obasanjo
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Umaru_Musa_Yar'Adua
gptkbp:successorAsHeadOfState gptkb:Shehu_Shagari
gptkbp:termEnd 2007-05-29
gptkbp:termStart 1999-05-29
gptkbp:website https://www.olusegunobasanjo.com
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1979_Constitution
gptkb:former_Presidents_of_Nigeria
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7