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 period of …

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 office …

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 president, died on …

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.

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.

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 another …

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 · Buhari, 82, who first led the country as a military ruler after a coup in the 1980s, earned a devoted following for his brand of anti-corruption conviction politics. He referred to himself as a...

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 14, 2025 · Nigeria mourns the loss of President Muhammadu Buhari, who passed away at the age of 82 in a London hospital following a prolonged illness.