Military head of state of Nigeria from 1998 to 1999
General
Abdulsalami Abubakar
GCFR
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
(1942-06-13) 13 June 1942 (age 81) 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
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 AbubakarGCFR (/ˌɑːbdəlsəˈlæmiˌɑːbuˈbɑːkɑːr/ⓘ; born 13 June 1942) is a Nigerian statesman and 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". Punch Newspapers. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
^"Buhari, Abdulsalami's national peace committee meet". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
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