General Sani Abacha

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:person
politician
gptkbp:allegation corruption
human rights abuses
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Grand_Commander_of_the_Federal_Republic
gptkb:Grand_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Niger
gptkbp:birthDate 1943-09-20
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Kano,_Nigeria
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Kano,_Nigeria
gptkbp:causeOfDeath heart attack
gptkbp:children gptkb:Abba_Abacha
gptkb:Fatima_Abacha
gptkb:Gumsu_Abacha
gptkb:Ibrahim_Abacha
gptkb:Mohammed_Abacha
gptkb:Zainab_Abacha
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Nigerian_100_Naira_note_(2014_commemorative)
gptkbp:deathDate 1998-06-08
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Abuja,_Nigeria
gptkbp:education gptkb:Mons_Officer_Cadet_School,_Aldershot
gptkb:Nigerian_Military_Training_College
gptkbp:ethnicity Kanuri
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Sani_Abacha
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Sani Abacha
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Abacha_loot
repression of opposition
dissolution of democratic institutions
execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa
oil wealth accumulation
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Nigerian_Army
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Nigerian
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Ogoni_Nine_execution
1995 coup plot
gptkbp:notableFor authoritarian rule
coup d'état of 1993
embezzlement of public funds
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
politician
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Ernest_Shonekan
gptkbp:president gptkb:Nigeria
gptkbp:rank gptkb:General
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:serviceYears 1963–1998
gptkbp:signature Sani Abacha signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Maryam_Abacha
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Abdulsalami_Abubakar
gptkbp:termEnd 1998-06-08
gptkbp:termStart 1993-11-17
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ekiti
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5