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
A general who seized power in November 1993 and ruled until his sudden death in June 1998.
His death opened the way to the return of civilian rule in 1999.
His regime executed the writer Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other Ogoni activists in 1995, imprisoned M. K. O. Abiola and Olusegun Obasanjo, and looted billions of dollars, some of which foreign governments have since returned to Nigeria.
His regime executed the writer Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other Ogoni activists in 1995, imprisoned M. K. O. Abiola and Olusegun Obasanjo, and looted billions of dollars, some of which foreign governments have since returned to Nigeria.
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