Obasanjo
| Olusegun Obasanjo | |
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| 12th President of Nigeria | |
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In office 29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007 |
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| Vice President | Atiku Abubakar |
| Preceded by | Abdulsalami Abubakar |
| Succeeded by | Umaru Yar'Adua |
| Federal Minister of Petroleum Resources | |
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In office 1999–2007 |
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| 5th Head of State of Nigeria | |
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In office 13 February 1976 – 30 September 1979 |
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| Preceded by | Gen. Murtala Mohammed |
| Succeeded by | Shehu Shagari as 1st elected President of Nigeria |
| 3rd Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters | |
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In office 29 July 1975 – 13 February 1976 |
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| Preceded by | Vice-Adm. J.E.A Wey |
| Succeeded by | Maj-Gen. S.M. Yar'Adua |
| Federal Commissioner for Works and Housing | |
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In office 1974–1975 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
5 May 1937 Abeokuta, Western Region, British Nigeria (now Abeokuta, Ogun, Nigeria) |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Political party | PDP (1999 - Feb. 2015) |
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| Alma mater |
Mons Officer Cadet School DSSC, India |
| Nickname(s) | Baba , "OBJ" |
| Website | Official website |
| Military service | |
| Nickname(s) | Baba Africa |
| Allegiance |
 Nigeria
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| Service/branch |
 Nigerian Army
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| Years of service | 1958–1979 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars |
Nigerian Civil War (6 July 1967 – 15 January 1970) Congo Crisis (5 July 1960 – 25 November 1965) |
Nigerian Civil War (6 July 1967 – 15 January 1970)
Olusegun Mathew Okikiola Aremu Obasanjo, GCFR (/oʊˈbɑːsəndʒoʊ/; Yoruba: Olúṣẹ́gun Ọbásanjọ́ [olúʃɛ̙́ɡũ ɒ̙básandʒɒ̙́]; born c. 5 May 1937) is a former Nigerian Army general who was President of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007. Obasanjo was a career soldier before serving twice as his nation's head of state. He served as a military ruler from 13 February 1976 to 1 October 1979, and as a democratically elected president from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. From July 2004 to January 2006, Obasanjo also served as Chairperson of the African Union.
Olusegun Obasanjo was born on 5 May 1937 to his father Amos Adigun Obasanjo Bankole and his mother Ashabi in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. His mother died in 1958 and his father died in 1959. He became an orphan at the age of 22.
In 1948, Obasanjo enrolled into Saint David Ebenezer School at Ibogun, for his primary school education. From 1952 to 1957, he attended Baptist Boys High School (BBHS), Abeokuta, for his secondary school education.
In 1958, Olusegun Obasanjo joined the Nigerian army. Some of his studies and training includes: Mons Cadet School, Aldershot, England; Royal College of Military Engineers, Chatham, England; School of Survey, Newbury, England; Indian Army School of Engineering, Poona; Royal College of Defence Studies, London.
Obasanjo served in the 5th Battalion of the Nigerian Army in Kaduna and in Cameroon between 1958 and 1959. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Nigerian Army 1959 and promoted a Lieutenant in 1960.
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