Statecraft & Independence
Distinguished
Ibrahim Babangida
born 1941
Military president from 1985 to 1993
Distinguished is level 3 of 4 in the Nigeria Hall of Fame: sustained excellence over a career, widely honoured at home. See how the levels work.
Why they are here
An army general who took power in 1985 and ruled as military president.
He stepped aside in August 1993 after annulling the presidential election of 12 June 1993.
The annulment of an election widely believed to have been won by M. K. O. Abiola caused a political crisis that remains a defining grievance of Nigerian democracy.
The annulment of an election widely believed to have been won by M. K. O. Abiola caused a political crisis that remains a defining grievance of Nigerian democracy.
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