Sani Abacha
| Sani Abacha | |
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| President of Nigeria | |
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In office 17 November 1993 – 8 June 1998 |
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| Preceded by | Ernest Shonekan |
| Succeeded by | Abdulsalami Abubakar |
| Chief of Defence Staff | |
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In office August 1990 – November 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Domkat Bali |
| Succeeded by | Oladipo Diya |
| Chief of Army Staff | |
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In office August 1985 – August 1990 |
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| Preceded by | Ibrahim Babangida |
| Succeeded by | Salihu Ibrahim |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
20 September 1943 Kano, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now Kano, Kano State, Nigeria) |
| Died | 8 June 1998 (aged 54) Abuja, FCT, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Political party | none (military) |
| Spouse(s) | Maryam Abacha |
| Religion | Islam |
| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch |
 Nigerian Army
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| Years of service | 1963–1998 |
| Rank | General |
Sani Abacha (
pronunciation ; 20 September 1943 – 8 June 1998) was a Nigerian Army general and politician who served as the de facto President of Nigeria from 1993 to 1998.
A Kanuri from Borno, Abacha was born and brought up in Kano, Nigeria. He attended the Nigerian Military Training College and Mons Officer Cadet School before being commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant in 1963.
Abacha was commissioned in 1963 after he had attended Mons Officer Cadet School in Aldershot, England. Before then, he had attended the Nigerian Military Training College in Kaduna.
Abacha's military career is distinguished by a string of successful coups. He is by some records the most successful coup plotter in the history of Nigeria's military. Abacha, then a 2nd Lieutenant with the 3rd Battalion in Kaduna, took part in the July 1966 Nigerian counter-coup from the conceptual stage. He may have been a participant in the Lagos or Abeokuta phases of the coup the previous January as well.
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