Shehu Shagari
Politician
1925 –
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Who is Shehu Shagari?
Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari, Turakin Sakkwato served as the President of Nigeria’s Second Republic, after the handover of power by General Olusegun Obasanjo's military government.
Shagari is a northerner of Fulani extraction and holds the aristocratic title of Turakin Sakkwato in the Sokoto Caliphate. He worked as a teacher for a brief period before entering politics in 1954 upon his election to the federal House of Representatives.
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- Born
- Feb 25, 1925
Shagari, Nigeria - Also known as
- Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari
- Children
- Religion
- Sunni Islam
- Islam
- Ethnicity
- Fula people
- Nationality
- Nigeria
- Education
- Barewa College
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on July 23, 2013
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