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Abdulsalami Abubakar

1942 - Today

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Abdulsalami Abubakar ( ; born 13 June 1942) is a Nigerian statesman and retired Nigerian army general who served as the military head of state of Nigeria from 1998 to 1999. He was also Chief of Defence Staff from 1997 to 1998. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abdulsalami Abubakar has received more than 576,985 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Abdulsalami Abubakar is the 13,450th most popular politician (down from 12,386th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 31st in 2019) and the 14th most popular Nigerian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abdulsalami Abubakar ranks 13,450 out of 15,577Before him are Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Laodice II, Emiliano Figueroa, Cheddi Jagan, and Ramón Villeda Morales. After him are Richard Helms, Sergei Sidorsky, István Bibó, Alexandros Nikolopoulos, Melchor Múzquiz, and Coenred of Mercia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Abdulsalami Abubakar ranks 432Before him are James Soong, Gabriela Adameșteanu, Tom Belsø, Kevin Conway, John McDowell, and Kees Verkerk. After him are Gerben Karstens, Eduard Malofeyev, Svetlana Gannushkina, Fernando Atzori, Michael Giles, and Pedro Morales.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Abdulsalami Abubakar ranks 34 out of 236Before him are Amos Tutuola (1920), Bennet Omalu (1968), Murtala Mohammed (1938), Nana Asmaʼu (1793), Nwankwo Kanu (1976), and Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904). After him are Aliko Dangote (1957), Tijani Babangida (1973), Kelechi Iheanacho (1996), Taribo West (1974), Emmanuel Amunike (1970), and Obafemi Martins (1984).

Among POLITICIANS In Nigeria

Among politicians born in Nigeria, Abdulsalami Abubakar ranks 14Before him are Yakubu Gowon (1934), C. Odumegwu Ojukwu (1933), Abdullah al-Thani (1954), Ibrahim Babangida (1941), Murtala Mohammed (1938), and Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904). After him are Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi (1924), Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912), Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900), Mohammed Yusuf (1970), Obafemi Awolowo (1909), and Yemi Osinbajo (1957).