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Shehu Shagari

Shehu Shagari

Former President of Nigeria
Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari GCFR was a Nigerian politician who was the first democratically elected president of Nigeria, after the transfer of power by military head of state General Olusegun Obasanjo in 1979 giving rise to the Second Nigerian... Wikipedia
Born: February 25, 1925, Shagari, Nigeria
Died: December 28, 2018 (age 93 years), national hospital, Abuja, Nigeria
Previous offices: President of Nigeria (1979–1983), Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning of Nigeria (1971–1975), Federal Commissioner for Economic Development, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction of Nigeria (1970–1971), and more
Presidential term: October 1, 1979 – December 31, 1983