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Umaru Musa Yar’Adua

president of Nigeria
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Also known as: Umaru Yar’Adua
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LaRay Denzer
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Born:
Aug. 16, 1951, Katsina, Nigeria
Died:
May 5, 2010, Abuja (aged 58)
Title / Office:
president (2007-2010), Nigeria
Political Affiliation:
People’s Democratic Party
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Umaru Musa Yar’Adua (born Aug. 16, 1951, Katsina, Nigeria—died May 5, 2010, Abuja) was a Nigerian politician who served as president of Nigeria (2007–10). His inauguration marked the first time in the country’s history that an elected civilian head of state had transferred power to another. Yar’Adua was born to an elite Fulani family, and his birthplace was an important centre of Islamic learning. His family was prominent in both traditional and modern politics; his father served as a federal minister during the First Republic (1960–66), and his late elder brother, Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, served in the military government of ...(100 of 697 words)

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