| LC control no. | n 97013294 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Abacha, Sani |
| Variant(s) | Abacha, Sanni |
| See also | Nigeria. President (1993-1998 : Abacha) |
| Associated country | Nigeria |
| Birth date | 19430920 |
| Death date | 19980608 |
| Place of birth | Kano State (Nigeria) |
| Place of death | Nigeria |
| Affiliation | Nigerian Military Training College (Kaduna, Nigeria) Mons Defense Officers' Cadet Training College (Aldershot, United Kingdom) Nigeria. Nigerian Army |
| Profession or occupation | Soldiers Heads of state |
| Found in | The way forward, 1994: p. 1 (General Sani Abacha, GCON, DSS, MNI, Head of State, Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria) A bibliography on General Sanni Abacha, 1996: t.p. (Sanni Abacha) Dictionary of African Biography, accessed November 26, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Abacha, Sani; Nigerian military officer and military head of state; born 20 September 1943 in the northern state of Kano, Nigeria; enrolled at the Nigerian Military Training College in Kaduna (1962); attended the Mons Defense Officers' Cadet Training College in Aldershot, United Kingdom, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Nigerian army (1963); his continued military education and carreer supported his promotion to brigadier in 1980; on 31 December 1983 became a known political figure when he announced the military coup that overthrew the democratic government of President Shehu Shagari; he played major roles on the subsequent military coups and governments; on 17 November 1993 Abacha became the head of state because he was the most senior military officer at the time; his five- year rule was marred by gross violations of human rights, stifling of dissident voices, and massive corruption; died on 8 June 1998 of what military authorities claimed to be a heart attack, unofficial sources contended that he died from poison; in 2004 Transparency International named Abacha as the fourth most corrupt leader in recent history) |
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