Tag: Nigerian Military Leader

  • Abacha’s Controversial Legacy

    Abacha’s Controversial Legacy

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    Blacc Theddi

    Nigerian Military Leader Sani Abacha: Controversial Legacy and Denial of Poisoning Rumors Surrounding His Death Sani Abacha GCFR, a prominent Nigerian military officer and politician, rose to power through a military coup in 1993, overthrowing the interim civilian government led by Chief Ernest Shonekan. Born on September 20, 1943, in…