Jul 13, 2025 · Muhammadu Buhari, an austere soldier and politician who led Nigeria as a feared military strongman in the 1980s and, three decades later, as a democratically elected …

Buhari was a main figure behind the 1983 Nigerian coup d'état which led to the overthrow of the Second Republic. Although not the ringleader, Buhari became head of the military junta amid a …

Jul 13, 2025 · After three failed attempts, Buhari achieved a historic victory in 2015, becoming the country's first opposition candidate to defeat an incumbent. In 2019, he was re-elected for …

Jul 14, 2025 · Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, a former military general who campaigned on rooting out government corruption, has died at age 82, the presidential press …

Jul 13, 2025 · Nigeria's former president Muhammadu Buhari — who once ruled as a military dictator before returning decades later as an elected leader — has died at 82.

Jul 13, 2025 · Buhari’s austere image and northern support base helped him build a national coalition that twice propelled him to the presidency, a rare feat in Nigerian politics.

Dec 13, 2025 · Muhammadu Buhari, Nigerian military leader and politician. He served as Nigeria’s miltary head of state in 1984–85 after a military coup on December 31, 1983, and as a …

Jul 13, 2025 · Former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari, who led Africa's most populous country from 2015-23 and was the first Nigerian leader to oust an incumbent through the ballot …

Jul 13, 2025 · Nigeria's former President Muhammadu Buhari, who led the country twice as military ruler and elected president, died at 82 in London.

Jul 13, 2025 · Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who led the country twice as a military head of state and a democratic president, has died aged 82.