Major General Muhammadu Buhari

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Major_General_Muhammadu_Buhari
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:United_States_Army_War_College
gptkb:Nigerian_Military_Training_College
gptkbp:arrested gptkb:Ibrahim_Babangida
gptkbp:award gptkb:Grand_Commander_of_the_Federal_Republic
gptkb:Grand_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Niger
gptkbp:birthDate 1942-12-17
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Daura,_Katsina_State,_Nigeria
gptkbp:children gptkb:Amina_Buhari
gptkb:Fatima_Buhari
gptkb:Halima_Buhari
gptkb:Yusuf_Buhari
gptkb:Zahra_Buhari
gptkbp:detainedAfterCoup 1985
gptkbp:ethnicity Fulani
gptkbp:father Mallam Hardo Adamu
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Muhammadu_Buhari
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major General Muhammadu Buhari
gptkbp:knownFor anti-corruption stance
military rule
democratic leadership
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Nigerian_Army
gptkbp:militaryHeadOfStateOf gptkb:Nigeria
gptkbp:militaryHeadOfStateTermEnd 1985-08-27
gptkbp:militaryHeadOfStateTermStart 1983-12-31
gptkbp:militaryService 1961
1985
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Zulaihat_Buhari
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Nigerian
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:2015_Nigerian_presidential_election
gptkb:War_Against_Indiscipline
gptkb:2019_Nigerian_presidential_election
Coup d'état of 1983
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
politician
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:All_Progressives_Congress
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Goodluck_Jonathan
gptkbp:president gptkb:Nigeria
gptkbp:ranForOffice 2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:signature Buhari_Signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Aisha_Buhari
gptkb:Safinatu_Buhari
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Bola_Tinubu
gptkbp:termEnd 2023-05-29
gptkbp:termStart 2015-05-29
gptkbp:vicePresident gptkb:Yemi_Osinbajo
gptkbp:website https://www.buhari.com.ng/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1983_Nigerian_coup_d'état
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6