Ibrahim Babangida

General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (born August 17 1941), popularly known as IBB, was the military ruler of Nigeria from August 1985 until his departure from office under heavy popular pressure in 1993, after his annulment of elections held that year which were widely held to have been the freest and fairest in Nigeria's post-independence history.

Early career and rise to power

Ibrahim Babangida hails from the Gwari ethnic group and was born in Minna in Niger State, the city in which he has resided since his departure from office. He joined the Nigerian Army's officer corps in 1962, and served in an administrative capacity under the 1976-1979 military government of Olusegun Obasanjo. Babangida once again took up a political position under the administration of General Muhammadu Buhari, whose regime he overthrew on 27 August, 1985, promising at the time to bring to an end the human rights abuses perpetuated by Buhari's government, and to hand over power to a civilian government by 1990.

Related Topics:
Gwari - Minna - Niger State - Army's - 1962 - 1976 - 1979 - Olusegun Obasanjo - Muhammadu Buhari - 27 August - 1985 - 1990

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