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General Sani Abacha (20 September 1943 – 8 June 1998) was a Nigerian soldier and politician who served as the de facto President of Nigeria from 1993 to 1998. Abacha’s regime is one of the most controversial in Nigeria’s history.

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active years end date
1998-06-08
active years start date
1993-11-17
birth date
1943-09-20
birth place
Nigeria, Kano
death date
1998-06-08, 1998-06-17
death place
Nigeria, Abuja
military branch
Nigerian Army
military rank
General officer
office
Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)
order in office
10th Head of State of Nigeria
religion
Islam
service end year
1998-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
service start year
1963-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
spouse
Maryam Abacha
successor
Abdulsalami Abubakar, Salihu Ibrahim

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