Particle.news
Download on the App Store
23 ARTICLES
·
2d ago

Muhammadu Buhari Dies at 82 in London Clinic

President Bola Tinubu has ordered flags to fly at half-staff nationwide to observe a period of national mourning.

Image
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari meets with Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (not seen) in Belem Presidential Palace at the beginning of his State Visit to the country on June 30, 2022, in Lisbon, Portugal. Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari is on a two-day State Visit to Portugal at the invitation of the Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
Image
Muhammadu Buhari governed Nigeria with a strong hand as a military ruler in the 1980s before reinventing himself as a 'converted democrat',serving two terms from 2015 to 2023

Overview

  • Muhammadu Buhari died on July 13 at about 4:30 p.m. in a London clinic after a prolonged illness.
  • President Bola Tinubu ordered flags at half-staff and dispatched Vice President Kashim Shettima to oversee the repatriation of Buhari’s remains.
  • Buhari first came to power in a 1983 military coup and later returned as a democratically elected leader in 2015, marking the first opposition victory over an incumbent.
  • His administration focused on an anti-corruption campaign and promised to defeat Boko Haram but encountered two economic recessions and ongoing security crises.
  • He stepped down in May 2023 after serving two terms and was succeeded by Bola Tinubu.