Muhammadu Buhari

Muhammadu Buhari
President of Nigeria
In office 29 May 2015 – 29 May 2023
Vice President	Yemi Osinbajo
Preceded by	Goodluck Jonathan
Succeeded by	Bola Tinubu
7th Head of State of Nigeria
In office 31 December 1983 – 27 August 1985
Preceded by	Shehu Shagari
Succeeded by	Ibrahim Babangida
Governor of the Northeastern State
In office August 1975 – March 1976
Preceded by	Musa Usman
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	(1942-12-17) 17 December 1942 (age 82) Daura, British Nigeria[1][2]
Nationality	Nigerian
Political party	All Progressives Congress
Spouse(s)	Safinatu Yusuf (1971–1988) Aisha Halilu (1989–present)
Children	10 Zulaihat Fatima Musa Hadiza Safinatu Aisha Halima Yusuf Zarah Amina
Alma mater	Nigerian Defence Academy Mons Officer Cadet School US Army War College[3]
Website	thisisbuhari.com
Military service
Allegiance	Nigeria
Branch/service	Nigerian Army
Years of service	1961–1985
Rank	Major General

Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR (born 17 December 1942) was the President of Nigeria and a former Major General in the Nigerian Army. He first became Head of State of Nigeria on 31 December 1983 when he took over the government by surprise.^[4][5] While he was in power, he passed laws to control how people behaved that were very harsh^[6] and put many people in jail, even the famous musician Fela Kuti.^[7] On 27 August 1985, there was another surprise takeover and he was no longer in charge of the country.

In the 21st century, Buhari decided to try and become head of state again and ran in multiple elections. He eventually won and became President of Nigeria in 2015. He brought back some of the harsh laws from the last time he was in charge of Nigeria.^[8] Now, more people have been criticizing him as part of the End SARS protests.

1. ↑ "Muhammadu Buhari Presidential Candidate". thisisbuhari.com. Archived from the original on 2018-10-15. Retrieved 2015-02-08.
2. ↑ "Muhammad Buhari". Enyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 2015-02-08.
3. ↑ "Famous U.S. Army War College Alumni". Ranker.com. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
4. ↑ "Military Regime of Buhari and Idiagbon". Retrieved 12 September 2013.
5. ↑ Max Siollun (October 2003). "Buhari and Idiagbon: A Missed Opportunity for Nigeria". Retrieved 12 September 2013.
6. ↑ May, Clifford D. (1984-08-10). "NIGERIA'S DISCIPLINE CAMPAIGN: NOT SPARING THE ROD (Published 1984)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
7. ↑ Moyer, Justin Wm. "Muhammadu Buhari vs. Fela Kuti: Nigeria's new president-elect once jailed a music icon". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
8. ↑ "Nigeria relaunches controversial 'war on indiscipline' brigade". the Guardian. 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2020-10-25.