Tunde Idiagbon

Tunde Idiagbon (14th September 1942 to 24th March 1999 )was a Nigerian soldier and a one-time member of a military regime which ruled that country. He served as a military administrator of Borno State in the 1970s in the military administration of Olusegun Obasanjo. Then, following the ouster of the civilian administration of Shehu Shagari at the end of 1983, he rose to become the Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters in the military administration of Muhammadu Buhari that followed it.

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Nigerian - 1970s - Olusegun Obasanjo - Shehu Shagari - 1983 - Muhammadu Buhari

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In this role, he was the de-facto second-in-command, and was widely credited with many of the government's policies. Chief amongst these was the War Against Indiscipline which was a campaign to eradicate corruption and disorderliness in Nigerian life. To some, Buhari and Idiagbon government provided the most disciplined leadership in history of Nigeria.

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After 20 months in power, the government of Buhari was overthrown by Ibrahim Babangida. Idiagbon was removed from his position in this coup, and was placed under house arrest for 3 years. After his release, he returned to a quiet civilian life in his hometown of Ilorin, Nigeria where he died in 1999.

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