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Olusegun Obasanjo appointed deputy to Murtala

Obasanjo became Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters, effectively deputy head of state.

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1975

Olusegun Obasanjo appointed deputy to Murtala

Obasanjo became Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters, effectively deputy head of state.

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Obasanjo became Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters, effectively deputy head of state. This position later made him successor after Murtala's assassination.

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