Full Name
Chief Olusegun Matthew Okikiola Aremu Obasanjo GCFR[1]
Date of Birth
March 5, 1937[1][2]
Place of Birth
Ibogun-Olaogun, Ifo, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now Ibogun-Olaogun, Ogun State, Nigeria)[1]
Date of Death
Unknown
Place of Death
Unknown
Education
- Attended Baptist Boys’ High School in Abeokuta, Nigeria[2]
- Joined the Nigerian Army and received training in Nigeria, Congo, Britain, and India, specializing in engineering[1]
Spouses Names
Unknown
Children Names
Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello, amongst others[1]
Parents Names
Born to a farming family of the Owu branch of the Yoruba[1]
Affiliated Organizations’ Names
- 5th and 12th President of Nigeria, May 29, 1999 – May 29, 2007[1]
- Military Head of State of Nigeria, February 13, 1976 – October 1, 1979[1]
- 3rd Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters, July 29, 1975 – February 13, 1976[1]
- Federal Minister of Defence, 1976–1979[1]
- Peoples Democratic Party, 1998–2015, 2018–present[1]