Ibrahim Babangida
| Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida | |
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| 8th Head of State of Nigeria | |
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In office 27 August 1985 – 26 August 1993 |
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| Prime Minister | Ernest Shonekan (1993) |
| Preceded by | Muhammadu Buhari as Military Head of State |
| Succeeded by | Ernest Shonekan as Interim President of Nigeria |
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In office January 1984 – August 1985 |
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| Preceded by | Mohammed Inuwa Wushishi |
| Succeeded by | Sani Abacha |
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| Born |
17 August 1941 Minna, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now Minna, Niger State, Nigeria) |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Political party | People's Democratic Party (PDP) |
| Spouse(s) | Maryam King Okogwu (1948–2009, her death) |
| Children | Muhammadu (son), Aminu (son), Aishatu (daughter), Halimatu (daughter) |
| Alma mater | Provincial Secondary School, Bida Nigerian Military Training College Indian Military Academy Command and Staff College, Jaji |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nickname(s) | Maradona |
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| Allegiance |
 Nigeria
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| Service/branch |
 Nigerian Army
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| Years of service | 1962–93 |
| Rank | General |
Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (born 17 August 1941), also known as IBB, is a retired Nigerian Army General who was President of Nigeria under military rule. He ruled Nigeria from 27 August 1985, when he overthrew Major General Muhammadu Buhari in a coup, until his departure from office on 27 August 1993, having annulled the elections held on 12 June that year. General Babangida was a key player in most of the military coups in Nigeria (July 1966, February 1976, December 1983, August 1985, December 1985 and April 1990). There is evidence of severe human rights abuses during his regime.
Ibrahim Babangida was born in 1941, Minna, Niger State. His parents are Muhammad and Aisha Babangida. He is from the Gwari ethnic group. On 6 September 1969, he married Maryam (née King) Babangida (First Lady of Nigeria 1985–93). They had four children together: Muhammadu, Aminu, Aishatu, and Halimatu. Maryam Babangida died from complications of ovarian cancer on 27 December 2009.
Babangida attended the Provincial Secondary School, Bida from 1957 to 1962 where his classmates included officers such as Abdulsalami Abubakar. Babangida later joined the Nigerian Army on 10 December 1962, when he attended the Nigerian Military Training College (NMTC) in Kaduna. Babangida received his commission as a 2nd Lieutenant as a regular combatant officer in the Royal Nigerian Army (a month before it became the Nigerian Army) with the personal army number N/438 from the Indian Military Academy on 26 September 1963. Babangida and General Mohammed Magoro were among the first batch of Nigerian graduates from the NMTC who attended the Indian Military Academy from April to September 1963. Others in subsequent batches from Babangida's NMTC class include Garba Duba and Ibrahim Sauda. Babangida furthered his armoury training from January 1966 until April 1966 by enrolling in Course 38 of the Young Officers' Course (ARMED) in the United Kingdom where he received a four-month course in Saladin and gunnery.
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