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Ideologically a Nigerian nationalist, he was a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from 1998 to 2015, and since 2018.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"5 March 1937","date":"1937-03-05"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202006#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Abeokuta","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206484"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202006#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Nigeria","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1033"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202006#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"engineer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q81096"},{"text":"military personnel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47064"},{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202006#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Peoples Democratic Party (1999–2015)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1551163","start":"1999","end":"2015-02"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202006#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Baptist Boys’ High School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25047911"},{"text":"Royal College of Defence Studies","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2170999"},{"text":"Defence Services Staff College","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5251267"},{"text":"Mons Officer Cadet School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6902481"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202006#P69"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Stella Obasanjo","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q469880"},{"text":"Oluremi Obasanjo","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107974699"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202006#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Chairperson of the African Union (6 July 2004 – 24 January 2006)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q946339","start":"2004-07-06","end":"2006-01-24"},{"text":"President of Nigeria (29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q500282","start":"1999-05-29","end":"2007-05-29"},{"text":"Chairperson of ECOWAS (13 September 1977 – 30 September 1979)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137757782","start":"1977-09-13","end":"1979-09-30"},{"text":"President of Nigeria (13 February 1976 – 30 September 1979)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q500282","start":"1976-02-13","end":"1979-09-30"},{"text":"Vice President of Nigeria (29 July 1975 – 13 February 1976)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2625960","start":"1975-07-29","end":"1976-02-13"},{"text":"president","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1255921"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202006#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Indira Gandhi Peace Prize","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3241794","date":"1995"},{"text":"honorary doctor of the Peking University","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63089015","date":"2005"},{"text":"Honorary Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72843627","date":"2011"},{"text":"honorary doctor of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q98843256","date":"2001"},{"text":"Grand Cross with Chain of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (civil)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q458895"},{"text":"Order of the Federal Republic","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2073340"},{"text":"Order of the Nigeria","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2612174"},{"text":"Order of the Pioneers of Liberia","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1748113"},{"text":"Order of the Star of Ghana","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1399663"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202006#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olusegun_Obasanjo","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202006"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Olusegun Obasanjo born?","a":"Olusegun Obasanjo was born on 5 March 1937 in Abeokuta."},{"q":"What positions has Olusegun Obasanjo held?","a":"Positions held by Olusegun Obasanjo include: Chairperson of the African Union (2004–2006); 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Image: Olusegun Obasanjo DD-SC-07-14396-cropped.jpg — Helene C. Stikkel, Public domain.","cite":"\"Olusegun Obasanjo\". DigiNepal. Last updated 10 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/olusegun-obasanjo. Retrieved 11 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-10T07:58:29Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-11","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/olusegun-obasanjo","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/olusegun-obasanjo","ne":null}}