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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