Muhammadu Buhari was born on 17 December 1942 in Daura. A Nigerian general and politician, Buhari ruled the country as military head of state in 1983-1985 after a coup, with a campaign of discipline against corruption. Decades later, as a civilian, he won the 2015 presidential election, the first time an opposition candidate defeated a sitting president in Nigeria, and was re-elected in 2019. His administration fought the Boko Haram insurgency in the northeast and promised to tackle corruption, but faced a recession, rising insecurity, and criticism over a lengthy absence for medical treatment abroad. He stepped down in 2023 after two terms.
Before and after
- 1 December 1942The Beveridge Report is published
- 6 December 1942Birth of Peter Handke
- from 11 December 1942 to 18 December 1942Battle of El Agheila
- from 12 December 1942 to 23 December 1942Operation Winter Storm
- 17 December 1942Birth of Muhammadu Buhari
- 21 December 1942Birth of Hu Jintao
- 31 December 1942Battle of the Barents Sea
- from 1943 to 1944Bengal famine of 1943
- from 1943 to 1945Alsos Mission
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