Ibrahim Babangida
Ibrahim Babangida
Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, also known as IBB, is a retired Nigerian Army General who was President of Nigeria under military rule. He ruled Nigeria from 27 August 1985, when he overthrew Major General Muhammadu Buhari in a coup, until his departure from office on 27 August 1993, having annulled the elections held on 12 June that year. General Babangida was a key player in most of the military coups in Nigeria. There is evidence of severe human rights abuses during...
NationalityNigerian
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth17 August 1941
CountryNigeria
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Informed by our sad experience of history, we require nothing short of a foundation for lasting democracy.