# Olusegun Obasanjo

_Nigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)_

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> Chief Olusegun Matthew Okikiola Ogunboye Aremu Obasanjo is a Nigerian politician, statesman, agriculturalist, and former army general who served as Nigeria's Military Head of State from 1976 to 1979 and later as its president from 1999 to 2007. Ideologically a Nigerian nationalist, he was a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from 1998 to 2015, and since 2018.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 5 March 1937 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202006#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Abeokuta ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202006#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nigeria ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202006#P27))
- **Occupation:** engineer; military personnel; politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202006#P106))
- **Political party:** Peoples Democratic Party (1999–2015) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202006#P102))
- **Education:** Baptist Boys’ High School; Royal College of Defence Studies; Defence Services Staff College; Mons Officer Cadet School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202006#P69))
- **Spouse:** Stella Obasanjo; Oluremi Obasanjo ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202006#P26))
- **Positions held:** Chairperson of the African Union (6 July 2004 – 24 January 2006); President of Nigeria (29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007); Chairperson of ECOWAS (13 September 1977 – 30 September 1979); President of Nigeria (13 February 1976 – 30 September 1979); Vice President of Nigeria (29 July 1975 – 13 February 1976); president ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202006#P39))
- **Awards:** Indira Gandhi Peace Prize; honorary doctor of the Peking University; Honorary Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences; honorary doctor of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia; Grand Cross with Chain of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (civil); Order of the Federal Republic; Order of the Nigeria; Order of the Pioneers of Liberia; Order of the Star of Ghana ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202006#P166))

## Questions

**When was Olusegun Obasanjo born?**  
Olusegun Obasanjo was born on 5 March 1937 in Abeokuta.

**What positions has Olusegun Obasanjo held?**  
Positions held by Olusegun Obasanjo include: Chairperson of the African Union (2004–2006); President of Nigeria (1999–2007); Chairperson of ECOWAS (1977–1979); President of Nigeria (1976–1979); Vice President of Nigeria (1975–1976).

**Where did Olusegun Obasanjo study?**  
Olusegun Obasanjo was educated at Baptist Boys’ High School, Royal College of Defence Studies, Defence Services Staff College, Mons Officer Cadet School.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Olusegun Obasanjo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olusegun_Obasanjo) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q202006](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202006) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Olusegun Obasanjo DD-SC-07-14396-cropped.jpg by Helene C. Stikkel (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Olusegun_Obasanjo_DD-SC-07-14396-cropped.jpg)

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