Background and career
Abdulsalami Abubakar ( ; born 13 June 1942) is a retired Nigerian army general who served as the military head of state of Nigeria from 1998 to 1999. He was also Chief of Defence Staff from 1997 to 1998. He succeeded General Sani Abacha upon the latter's death.
During his leadership, Nigeria adopted a modified version of the 1979 constitution, which provided for multiparty elections. He transferred power to president-elect Olusegun Obasanjo on 29 May 1999. He is the current Chairman of the National Peace Committee.
Abubakar, an ethnic Hausa, was born on 13 June 1942 to Abubakar Jibrin and Fatikande Mohammed, in Minna, Niger State, Nigeria.
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