Olusegun Obasanjo
humanSex or gender | male |
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Country of citizenship | Nigeria |
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Name in native language | Oluṣẹgun Matthew Okikiọla Arẹmu Ọbasanjọ |
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Given name | Olusegun |
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Nickname | Baba Africa |
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Date of birth | 5 March 1937 |
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Place of birth | Abeokuta |
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Spouse | Stella Obasanjo |
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Child | Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello |
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Native language | Yoruba |
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Languages spoken, written or signed | Yoruba, English, Nigerian Pidgin, Hausa |
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Ancestral home | Abeokuta, Nigeria |
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Occupation | politician, military personnel, engineer |
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Position held | Chairperson of the African Union, President of Nigeria, Vice President of Nigeria, President of Nigeria |
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Educated at | Baptist Boys’ High School, Royal College of Defence Studies, Defence Services Staff College, Mons Officer Cadet School |
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Residence | Dodan Barracks |
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Work period (start) | 1958 |
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Member of political party | Peoples Democratic Party |
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Candidacy in election | 1999 Nigerian presidential election, 2003 Nigerian presidential election |
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Religion or worldview | Protestantism, Baptists |
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Participant in | World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2004 |
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Military or police rank | general |
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Conflict | Nigerian Civil War, Operation Tail-Wind, Congo Crisis |
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Military branch | Nigerian Army |
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[1]Olusegun Obasanjo
Janar Olusengun Obasanjo GCFR, shiye walji janar sojabe dina, kuro siyasama Nigeriyabe, Obasenjo-a tambuna suro saà duwun yar laarrin fyakkin tulurunmin bǝ lan (1937) birni bəla abeokuta fəte lardə Nigeriyaben danama.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210921073541/https://m.guardian.ng/art/obasanjos-story-aremu-set-to-hit-the-stage/