1. Abdulsalami Abubakar was Chief of Defence Staff from 1997 to 1998.
14 Facts About Abdulsalami Abubakar
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Abdulsalami Abubakar succeeded General Sani Abacha upon the latter's death.
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Abdulsalami Abubakar transferred power to president-elect Olusegun Obasanjo on 29 May 1999.
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Abdulsalami Abubakar is the current Chairman of the National Peace Committee.
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Abdulsalami Abubakar is a member of the pioneering sets of officer cadets who enlisted into the Nigerian Air force on 3 October 1963.
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In October 1967, Abdulsalami Abubakar was commissioned second lieutenant, infantry division, Nigerian army.
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From 1967 to 1968, Abdulsalami Abubakar was general staff officer two, second garrison, and commanding officer, 92 infantry battalion from 1969 to 1974.
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From 1980 to 1982, Abdulsalami Abubakar was chief instructor at the Nigerian Defence Academy.
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From 1985 to 1986, Abdulsalami Abubakar was the commander 3rd Mechanised Brigade.
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Abdulsalami Abubakar was sworn in as president on 9 June 1998 after the unexpected death of Abacha.
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Abdulsalami Abubakar established the Independent National Electoral Commission, appointing former Supreme Court Justice Ephraim Akpata as its chairman.
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Surprising some critics of the country's military, in May 1999 General Abdulsalami Abubakar handed over power to the newly elected civilian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, and retired from the army.
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Abdulsalami Abubakar helped in the Liberian peace movement by presiding over the 2003 peace talks between Charles Taylor and the opposing rebels.
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Abdulsalami Abubakar is married to Fati and they have six children together.