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	Abdulsalami Abubakar
		Abubakar is one of the few generals in the Nigerian army who rose to the top without holding political office.
		Abubakar was reportedly ill with some medical condition and prone to neurological seizures at the time of his appointment, just four days before his 56th birthday on June 13.
		Abubakar was appointed head of state upon the sudden death of his predecessor, Sani Abacha.
	www.nigeriadailynews.com /leaders/ad.asp?blurb=17 (369 words)

	Abdulsalami Abubakar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Abubakar is one of the few generals in the Nigerian army who rose to the top without holding political office.
		Abubakar was reportedly ill with some medical condition and prone to neurological seizures at the time of his appointment, just four days before his 56th birthday on June 13.
		Abubakar was appointed head of state upon the sudden death of his predecessor, Sani Abacha.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Abdulsalami_Abubakar (421 words)

	ipedia.com: Abdulsalami Abubakar Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		General Abdulsalam Abubakar (born June 13, 1942) is Nigeria's eighth military Head of State (after Ironsi, Gowon, Mohammed, Obasanjo, Buhari, Babangida and Abacha) since the country's independence from Britain 38 years ago.
		Abubakar is reportedly ill with some medical condition and prone to neurological seizures.
		While his temperament as a military dictator/head of state and a muslim is difficult to predict, in general, Abubakar is known to project a timid and cautious disposition.
	www.ipedia.com /abdulsalami_abubakar.html (434 words)

	Online NewsHour: General Abubakar -- October 21, 1998
		General Abubakar's predecessor, for example, General Sani Abacha, was president for five years and is said to have amassed a personal fortune of between 3 and 10 billion dollars before his death this summer.
		Abubakar also promised to release scores of political prisoners, among them Moshood Abiola, who by most accounts was the winner of Nigeria's last presidential election in 1993.
		ABDULSALAMI ABUBAKAR: Well, before the military came into power they have a traditional rule provided by the constitution, that is guarding the territorial integrity of Nigeria, both by air, sea, and land, so necessarily the military will go back to that role, which they are even playing at this particular time.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/africa/july-dec98/nigeria_10-21.html (1449 words)

	Washingtonpost.com: Nigeria Report
		The government of Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar has held credible elections for local and state authorities, and fl Africa's most populous country is entering high campaign season for the election of its first national civilian leadership in 15 years.
		Abubakar's currency and fuel import reforms are the first steps of many demanded by international lenders before they will reschedule Nigeria's nearly $30 billion external debt or provide new credit to the government.
		But Abubakar has been unable to alleviate the fuel shortage or revive the economy, and the prospect of low global oil prices for at least another year means the new civilian government will be strapped for cash from its start.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/inatl/longterm/nigeria/stories/vote012099.htm (1283 words)

	Storia della Nigeria: Tutte le informazioni su Storia della Nigeria su Encyclopedia.it (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Dopo il suo avvento al potere nel giugno 1998, il governo di Abubakar fece numerosi ed importanti passi verso il ripristino dei diritti dei lavoratori e della libertà di associazione per i sindacati, che erano stati fortemente colpiti tra il 1993 e il 1998 sotto il regime di Abacha.
		Il governo di Abubakar rilasciò due importanti leader di sindacati del settore petrolifero che erano stati imprigionati, Frank Kokori e Milton Dabibi; abolì due decreti che avevano rimosso i leader eletti del Nigeria Labour Congress e delle associazioni sindacali del settore petrolifero; permise quindi nuove libere elezioni per queste cariche.
		Fu sostituito dal Generale Abdulsalami Abubakar, che era il terzo nella catena di comando dopo l'arresto di Diya.
	www.encyclopedia.it /s/st/storia_della_nigeria.html (4337 words)

	A Most Endangered Aspirant
		Abubakar, it was reported in the newspapers early last week, fled from his official residence in Aso Rock because of a threat to his life.
		Abubakar is alleged to have approved the lodgement of funds in Equitorial Trust Bank, ETB, ostensibly to help his friend, Mike Adenuga, chairman of Globacom Nigeria Limited, the GSM provider, pay for the company’s licence.
		That, according to one of Abubakar’s strategists, is a tactical decision to tackle the challenge of his status and chances of flying the PDP flag in the election.
	www.tellng.com /news/articles/061129-2/news/cover_atikudanger.html (2271 words)

	DAILY TRIUMPH -Give democracy a chance--Gen Abubakar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Abubakar said in Minna on Monday while chatting with newsmen that Nigeria had committed so much to attain democracy and people should guard it jealously.
		Abubakar said although the 2003 general elections left a lot to be desired in the practice of democratic governance in the country, all hands must be on deck to correct whatever anomalies that were noticed.
		Abdulsalami advised politicians to ensure that they play the games according to the rules so that winners and losers in any elections could join hands together in nation building.
	www.triumphnewspapers.com /give362005.htm (241 words)

	Nigeria
		While under both Abubakar and Obasanjo the Government largely ceased using lethal force to repress nonviolent, purely political activities, when protests or demonstrations were perceived as becoming violent or disruptive, or in the apprehension and detention of suspected criminals, police and security forces committed numerous extrajudicial killings.
		Under the Abubakar Government, military tribunals continued to operate outside the constitutional court system, but they were used less and less frequently as military rule waned; the tribunals officially were disbanded by the implementation of the new Constitution and the return to civilian rule.
		General Abdulsalami Abubakar oversaw a transition to civilian rule that included elections for local governments (in December 1998), state governors and assemblies (in January), and national legislators and the president (in February).
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/1999/265.htm (17210 words)

	Abdulsalami Abubakar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Abubakar sees political, economic turnaround in Nigerias future [CNN]
		Abubakar heads to Congo, says world tired of wars [CNN]
		The Nigerian Civil War: Causes, Strategies, And Lessons Learnt Case study by Major Abubakar A. Atofarati of the Nigerian Army, examining the causes of the war, the strategies employed by the belligerents, and the lessons subsequently learnt.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Abdulsalami_Abubakar.html (120 words)

	Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola( Chief M.K.O. Abiola )
		Sabo: Before General Abdulsalami Abubakar was sworn-in as head of state, we all went to the villa where the body of the late head of state was lying and I told General Abdulsalami that General Bamaiyi suggested that since Abacha died, Abiola must also be killed.
		General Abubakar accused the service chiefs that they were the ones that had the resources but he did not have anything there was a time he asked Ambassador Zakari Ibrahim to give him N1 million urgently but Ambassador Ibrahim said he didn’t have the money.
		It was signed by General Abdulsalami Abubakar to be purchased on ECOMOG issue, apart from the naval personnel that used to transport the food items, it was later given to merchant ships.
	www.nigeriamasterweb.com /nmwpg1abioladeath.html (4149 words)

	Nigeria - Abdulsalam Abubakar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Gen Abubakar is seen to be an Ibrahim Babangida man. He was a classmate of the former president at Bida school and the two men have neighbouring houses in the Niger state capital, Minna.
		The inner councils of the military establishment chose Abubakar, not because he was the most obvious successor, but because he was a compromise candidate with no apparent personal political ambition of his own.
		Before Abacha's sudden death, Abubakar was one of those pressing for a rapid end to military rule.
	www.onlinenigeria.com /abubakar.asp (304 words)

	Nigeria/2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Abubakar singlemindedly restored Nigeria’s economic credentials and eased pressure on the country’s debt burden of $30 billion.
		Abubakar scrapped the artificial ‘dual exchange rate’, contained inflation at 15% last year, and launched the second phase of state privatizations in October.
		Abubakar also restored autonomy to the country’s central bank, a move that was welcomed by the banking sector for transparency and lucrative reasons.
	www.vegamedia.com /nigeria/nigeria2.html (2549 words)

	casy nwaigwe's home page......discussion
		General Abdulsalami Abubakar, Nigeria's military head of state is clearly the man of the moment.
		Abubakar is certainly enjoying the best moment of his third month At the helms as Nigeria's head of state.
		Abubakar, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces is a Northerner from Minna, Niger State.
	www.angelfire.com /az/4cain/discussion.html (4040 words)

	Abdulsalami Abubakar -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		He was born in (additional info and facts about Minna) Minna, (additional info and facts about Niger State) Niger State in Northern Nigeria.
		Between 1957 and 1962, he attended the Provincial Secondary School, (The capital and chief port of Qatar) Bida.
		Strangely enough, former head of state (additional info and facts about Ibrahim Babangida) Ibrahim Babangida grew up in the same household with Abubakar.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/ab/abdulsalami_abubakar.htm (408 words)

	History of Nigeria
		The Abubakar government released two imprisoned leaders of the petroleum sector unions, Frank Kokori and Milton Dabibi; abolished two decrees that had removed elected leadership from the Nigeria Labour Congress and the oil workers unions; and allowed leadership elections in these bodies.
		During both the Abacha and Abubakar eras, Nigeria's main decisionmaking organ was the exclusively military Provisional Ruling Council (PRC) which governed by decree.
		Neither Abacha nor Abubakar lifted the decree suspending the 1979 constitution, and the 1989 constitution was not implemented.
	infotut.com /geography/Nigeria (3636 words)

	IRI : Around The Globe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Major-General Abdulsalami Abubakar, Abacha`s Chief of Defense, fleeted up and immediately took steps to end the inhumane practices of his predecessor.
		As a show of good faith, Abubakar moved to release from prison, industrialist Moshood Abiola, who wanted to assume the presidency that he won in the 1993 election, before being ousted and imprisoned by Abacha.
		Major-General Abubakar promised to move toward democracy and end military rule, calling for a series of four elections starting with local government elections on December 5, 1998 and culminating with presidential elections on February 27,1999.
	www.iri.org /pub.asp?id=209896267 (401 words)

	Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - Nigeria addressing problem-zones (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Inaugurating the committee, Abubakar said the committee members include the administrators of the nine oil producing states of the area as well as the ministers of education, water resources, power and steel, works and housing.
		Abubakar said the latest government initiatives targeted at addressing the infrastructural inadequacies in rural Nigeria as well as the oil producing area development commission had not met this need.
		Abubakar noted that the latest attempt was part of the government' s campaign to satisfy the development aspirations of the area by resolving such problems as unemployment and lack of infrastructure cited by the protesters.
	www.gasandoil.com /goc/news/nta91454.htm (251 words)

	lanreinterview
		Another circumstantial evidence was Abubakar's ploy to have the commercial plane that would have carried Abiola's family back to Lagos canceled and his personal visit to commiserate with them.
		Look at the constitution, Abubakar held it to his chest until the dust was settled that his military master is the president.
		Abubakar ceased that firmly by saying that you cannot replace an undemocratic government with an undemocratic one.
	www.homestead.com /ncp/lanreinterview.html (1897 words)

	ABUBAKAR.htm in Business Recorder on August 09, 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Abubakar awarded peace prize in US CHICAGO: Former Nigerian leader Abdulsalami Abubakar received a peace prize here from a prominent US civil rights group, the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition.
		Abubakar, a career soldier since 1963, succeeded militry dictator Sani Abacha, who ruled the country with little regard for human or civil rights from 1993 until his sudden death in June of 1998.
		During this year in power, Abubakar freed political prisoners, called for the return of political exiles, opened the political process to independnet parties and held elections observed by human rights groups.
	www.paksearch.com /br99/Aug/9/ABUBAKAR.htm (266 words)

	The Sun News On-line (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Abdulsalami has been summoned to appear in a District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in a suit filed by the late politician’s daughter, Hafsat Abiola against the former head of State.
		Consequently, the plaintiff wants the court to determine whether Abdulsalami is not barred by the provision of official secrets Act Cap 335 LFN 1990, from transmitting or disclosing details of his involvement in the activities of the then Provisional Ruling Council (PRC) of Armed Forces Ruling Council (AFRC).
		In addition, the Plaintiff is praying the court that Abdulsalami is bound not to divulge any information pertaining to his involvement in the activities of PRC or AFRC during the period under reference.
	www.sunnewsonline.com /webpages/news/national/2007/mar/13/national-13-03-2007-07.htm (301 words)

	UN and Africa
		The UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy, General Abdulsalami Abubakar has reported on the elections in the Gambia where he says there is need to support democracy.
		ABUBAKAR: For each candidate there is a colour and the picture of the candidate is attached on the drum.
		ABUBAKAR: From what I saw in the Gambia, I must say I am impressed and I believe Gambia has hope because talking after the election with all the opposition and ruling party, everybody is talking about maintenance of peace in the Gambia.
	www.un.org /av/radio/unandafrica/transcript121.htm (2275 words)

	Vanguard - Law & Human Rights: Falana faults Abubakar on human rights violation case
		Lagos lawyer Mr Femi Falana has faulted former head of state General Abdulsalami Abubakar on his claim before a U.S. District Court that he (Abubakar) needed to consult the Nigerian government and obtain the needed clearance required of him before participating further in a human rights violations case filed against him before the US court.
		However, by a motion dated July 10, 2006, Gen. Abubakar requested for an adjournment of the hearing on the basis that General Abubakar who is a member of the National Security Council of Nigeria is duty bound to formally consult with or notify the Government of Nigeria before participating further in the matter.
		Falana said that Gen. Abubakar is not a member of the National Security Council adding that there is no truth in the General”s assertion that he needed to consult with Nigerian Government and obtain the necessary clearance required of him under the Nigerian law.
	www.vanguardngr.com /articles/2002/features/law/law321072006.html (822 words)

	Discussion page: Nigeria......... & other issues!
		Abubakar last week held talks with leaders of Britain, the United States and France to seal Nigeria's improved relations with the West.
		He said all laws that inhibit competition would be scrapped by the end of the year, while a decree would soon be put in place to allow privatization of state enterprises whose failure has crippled the economy.
		Abubakar also scrapped five government-approved parties that had backed Abacha for an unopposed run at the presidency until his sudden death on June 8, to make way for a fresh attempt to establish democracy in Africa's most populous country of 104 million.
	www.angelfire.com /az/4cain/prevdis.html (1099 words)

	Rainbow/Push Annual Convention
		When Gen. Abubakar was chosen to head a ruling military council, he vowed to hold elections in less than a year.
		Muhammad stressed the importance of the three countries—Nigeria being the most populous, Sudan having the greatest land mass, and the Congo being the wealthiest—to the Motherland’s future.
		Abubakar "wanted to bring peace to Nigeria and make sure the people of Nigeria could be accepted by the world and that 120 million people—that is an important market that our world can attest to—not be isolated or marginalized.
	www.finalcall.com /national/1999/rainbow-push8-17-99.htm (681 words)

	The Namibian \| Former Nigerian ruler meets Congolese president
		General Abdulsalami Abubakar, the former military leader who gave way to democratic elections before retiring from politics last year, refused to discuss Tuesday night how his two-hour meeting had gone with Kabila.
		Abubakar was dispatched to the DRC by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan after the world body leader announced a re-evaluation of plans to send a UN military observer mission to the DRC because of the crumbling cease-fire there, as well as a propaganda campaign against UN peacekeepers.
		Abubakar arrived Tuesday from Lusaka, Zambia, where he said he held "very fine" talks with Zambian President Frederick Chiluba, who acts as a mediator in the Congolese crisis.
	www.namibian.com.na /Netstories/2000/August/Africa/009C1B7044.html (592 words)

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