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29 May 1999Event

Military rule formally ends

Abdulsalami Abubakar handed power to Obasanjo, ending the 1983-1999 stretch of continuous military rule.

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29 May 1999

Military rule formally ends

Abdulsalami Abubakar handed power to Obasanjo, ending the 1983-1999 stretch of continuous military rule.

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Abdulsalami Abubakar handed power to Obasanjo, ending the 1983-1999 stretch of continuous military rule. The ceremony inaugurated the Fourth Republic.

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