Former Nigerian President Muhammad Buhari died at the age of 82 at the London Clinic, PTI quoted his press secretary on Sunday. Before his death he received medical treatment in London.
“President Buhari died in London around 16:30 (1530 GMT) today after a long -term illness,” said President Bole spokesman Tinub in post X.
Buhari had previously led Nigeria twice as a military head of state and a democratic president.
After being elected in 2015, he was the first president to defeat the seated president.
About Muhammad Buhari:
He was born in December 1942 in Daura, Katsina, in the far north of Nigeria, and Muhammad Buhari was admitted to the Nigerian military school soon after leaving the school. Shortly after independence, he joined the Nigerian army.
In 1962-1963 he graduated from officers in the UK and climbed along the ranks. In 1978 he became a military commander and until 1983 he became a military ruler of the country against the elected President Sheh Shagari. Although he claimed he was not one of the plotters, but he was installed by those who held real power and needed a puppet, the BBC reported.
Muhammad Buhari has never been considered a natural politician, but a self-talsed Democrat.
Burari achieved a historical victory in 2015 after three unsuccessful attempts and became the first candidate for the opposition of the country to defeat the current president. In 2019 he was re -elected for another four -year period.
However, Burari has always had the advantage of the united opposition group for his campaign in 2015.
Burari United People to fight the Islamist uprising in the north. He promised to deal with corruption and non -sagging in the government and at that time to create job opportunities for young Nigerians.
However, its conditions in the office were spoiled by the forfeiture of global oil prices and the worst economic crisis in the country in decades. Even his administration also got under fire for the treatment of uncertainty.
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