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Umaru Musa Yar'Adua GCFR
- Umaru Musa Yar'Adua GCFR ((listen ⓘ); 16 August 1951 – 5 May 2010) was a Nigerian politician who served as the president of Nigeria from 2007 to 2010.
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Umaru Musa Yar'Adua GCFR ((listen ⓘ); 16 August 1951 – 5 May 2010) was a Nigerian politician who served as the president of Nigeria from 2007 to 2010. He was declared the winner of the Nigerian presidential election held on 21 April 2007, and was sworn in on 29 May 2007.
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May 1, 2024 · 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.
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On 6 May 2010, Vice President Goodluck Jonathan was sworn in as president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the 14th head of state. On 29 May 2015, Muhammadu Buhari, a former military head of state was sworn in as president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the 15th head of state after winning the general election.
May 3, 2024 · Goodluck Jonathan. Born: November 20, 1957, Otuoke, Nigeria (age 66) Title / Office: president (2010-2015), Nigeria. vice president (2007-2010), Nigeria. Political Affiliation: People’s Democratic Party.
May 5, 2010 · Kaye Whiteman. Wed 5 May 2010 19.28 EDT. President Umaru Yar'Adua of Nigeria, who has died aged 58 from kidney and heart disorders, came from one of the country's important political families.
