Babatunde "Tunde" Abdulbaki Idiagbon was a Nigerian general who served as the 6th Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters under military head of state General Muhammadu Buhari from 1983 to 1985.
28 Facts About Tunde Idiagbon
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Tunde Idiagbon was a grate member of Nigeria's military governments between 1966 and 1979, serving as a military administrator of Borno State under General Olusegun Obasanjo's military government.
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Tunde Idiagbon received his secondary education at the Nigeria Military School between 1958 and 1962.
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In 1962, Tunde Idiagbon joined the Nigerian Army by enrolling in the Nigerian Military Training College.
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From 1962 to 1965, Tunde Idiagbon attended the Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul, Abbottabad, Pakistan, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in economics.
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Tunde Idiagbon was company commander, 4th Battalion from August 1965 to February 1966.
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Tunde Idiagbon was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in 1966.
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Tunde Idiagbon fought in the Nigerian Civil War and was made commanding officer, 20 Battalion from October 1967 to February 1968.
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Tunde Idiagbon was the commanding officer, 125 Battalion, from 1968 to 1970 - a dreaded fighting unit.
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Tunde Idiagbon was made brigade major and deputy commander, 33 Brigade from March 1970 to March 1971 and the commander, 29 Brigade from March 1971 to December 1972.
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Tunde Idiagbon was made brigade commander, 31 and 15 Brigades from August 1975 to August 1978.
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In 1976, Tunde Idiagbon proceeded to the Command and Staff College in Quetta, Pakistan, for further military training.
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Tunde Idiagbon was appointed as the director of manpower and planning, Army Headquarters in October 1979.
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Tunde Idiagbon was the military secretary of the Nigerian Army from 1981 to 1983.
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Tunde Idiagbon was promoted to the rank of major-general in 1985.
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Tunde Idiagbon controlled all visible instruments of national, political, governmental and administrative powers.
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Tunde Idiagbon was responsible for introducing, announcing and implementing many of the government's major policies, they include:.
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The five phases of the War Against Indiscipline which Tunde Idiagbon announced and implemented were:.
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Tunde Idiagbon said the new currency would keep the same name, but the colors of bills would be different.
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Tunde Idiagbon announced limits to currency exchange for corporations and individuals.
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Tunde Idiagbon said any corporation or individual exchanging in excess of the limit had to explain where the money came from and needed government clearance.
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In 1984, Tunde Idiagbon implemented the military government's import substitution industrialisation policy based on the use of local materials.
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Also in 1984, Tunde Idiagbon spearheaded and implemented the Go Back to Land Programme which was part of the government's farming policy that encouraged massive agricultural food production and was part of the military government's poverty alleviation strategy.
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From January 1984 to August 1985, Tunde Idiagbon took control of all foreign policy matters that involved security.
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Tunde Idiagbon was in control of the border closure, expulsion of illegal immigrants, and damage control after the Umaru Dikko Affair in Britain.
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Tunde Idiagbon led a delegation in 1984 to the Soviet Union to meet Soviet leader Konstantin Chernenko.
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Tunde Idiagbon was removed from his position as chief of staff, Supreme Headquarters, and he was placed under house arrest for three years, after his release he retired to his hometown Ilorin and lived in relative obscurity.
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On 24 March 1999, Tunde Idiagbon died under very suspicious circumstances.