Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari GCFR (25 February 1925 – 28 December 2018), titled Turakin Sokoto from 1962, 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 Republic.
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25 February 1925 Shagari, Sokoto State, Nigeria
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Died |
28 December 2018 (aged 93) Abuja, Nigeria
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Zodiac | Pisces |
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