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Obasanjo

British  
/ ˌɒbəˈsændʒeʊ /

noun

  1. Olusegun (ɒlʊˈseɪɡən). born 1937, Nigerian politician and general; head of the military government (1976–79); president (1999–2007)

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The victim, a 35-year-old man, worked at the Presidential Library Wildlife Park, owned by former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, in Abeokuta, capital of Ogun state.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2024

Popular on social media and with young people, he has received praise from Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and former president Olusegun Obasanjo, among others.

From Washington Post • Feb. 24, 2023

In a rare public statement on the issue last week, the African Union mediator who brokered the peace deal, Olusegun Obasanjo, called on “foreign troops” to leave Tigray.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2022

Olusegun Obasanjo has had mixed results as a mediator of intractable conflicts across Africa since he stepped down as Nigeria's president in 2007, although he has never tired of trying.

From Reuters • Nov. 4, 2022

In early 1986, the seven-member Eminent Persons Group, led by General Olusegun Obasanjo, the former military leader of Nigeria, and former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser, arrived in South Africa on their fart-finding mission.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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