2010Event
Yar'Adua dies; Goodluck Jonathan becomes president
Yar'Adua's illness and death triggered a constitutional crisis resolved through the National Assembly's "doctrine of necessity"; Jonathan became president.
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2010
Yar'Adua dies; Goodluck Jonathan becomes president
Yar'Adua's illness and death triggered a constitutional crisis resolved through the National Assembly's "doctrine of necessity"; Jonathan became president.
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Yar'Adua's illness and death triggered a constitutional crisis resolved through the National Assembly's "doctrine of necessity"; Jonathan became president. The episode matters for succession, zoning, and constitutional practice.