Ibrahim Babangida as Military President of Nigeria
Succeeded by
Sani Abacha as Military Head of State of Nigeria
Head of Government of Nigeria
In office 2 January 1993 – 17 November 1993
President
Ibrahim Babangida Himself
Vice President
Augustus Aikhomu
Preceded by
Ibrahim Babangida
Succeeded by
Sani Abacha
Personal details
Born
(1936-05-09)9 May 1936 Lagos, British Nigeria (now Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria)
Died
11 January 2022(2022-01-11) (aged 85) Lekki, Lagos State, Nigeria
Political party
Independent
Spouse
Margaret Shonekan
Alma mater
University of London
Harvard Business School
Profession
Lawyer
businessman
Chief Ernest Adegunle Oladeinde ShonekanGCFR (9 May 1936 – 11 January 2022) was a Nigerian lawyer and statesman who served as the interim head of state of Nigeria from 26 August 1993 to 17 November 1993. He was titled Abese of Egbaland from 1981 (in addition to a variety of other chieftaincy titles).[1]
Prior to his political career, Shonekan was the chairman and chief executive of the United African Company of Nigeria (successor of The Niger Company), a vast Nigerian conglomerate, which at the time was the largest African-controlled company in Sub-Saharan Africa.[2]
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