Sani Abacha—Nigeria
Education
Abacha, Sani (1943-1998), military president of Nigeria (1993-1998). Born in Kano, in northern Nigeria, Abacha graduated from the Nigerian Military Training College in Zaria in 1963.
http://onlinenigeria.com/abacha.asp
Fame
Britannica online encyclopedia article on Sani Abacha: Nigerian military leader, who served as head of state (199398).
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761584028/Sani_Abacha.html
The list: Raoul Salinas, former Mexican government official, brother of former president of Mexico; Asif Ali Zardari, former Pakistani government official and legislator, husband of former prime minister of Pakistan; El Hadj Omar Bongo, president of Gabon; Abacha Sons: Mohammad, Ibrahim and Abba Abbacha, sons of General Sani Abacha, former military leader of Nigeria.
http://www.dawn.com/weekly/cowas/20010211.htm
Work
Sani Abacha, Babangida's chief of defense staff, took over the rulership in 1993, Abacha rid himself of Babangida's cheerfulness and strengthened the latter's subtlety and viciousness.
http://www.ecu.edu/african/sersas/OkereafoezekeF99.htm
Sani Abacha was left behind to "watch over" Shonekan's interim government, and within 3 months of the handover Abacha seized control of the government, while Babangida himself was conveniently in the midst of a visit to Egypt .
http://dark-legion.org/en/Beko%20Ransome-Kuti
Sani Abacha of Nigeria at his weekly cabinet meeting, informed his ministers that President Jerry Rawlings of Ghana built a Space Shuttle and would travel to Mars in the coming months.
http://www.motherlandnigeria.com/humor.html
Sani Abacha revealed how juju-marabou mediums have been undermining the stability of Nigeria.
http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/features/artikel.php?ID=59629
Sani Abacha now serving as chairman of ECOWAS and his troops dominant in ECOMOG, Nigeria is the most powerful force in Liberia. ... I asked him to retain the option of extending their presence beyond next February if necessary, and to leave General Malu in command.
http://www.cartercenter.org/news/documents/doc21.html
Sani Abacha, long hovering close to the central power base of successive military governments in the coastal West African nation of Nigeria, finally assumed that country's center seat with a coup in November of 1993.
http://www.answers.com/topic/sani-abacha
Sani Abacha proposed that ECOMOG form the core of a permanent, regional security force. Abacha told west African leaders that the predominantly Nigerian ECOMOG troops had opened up new fields of cooperation, and had laid a foundation for what could develop into a permanent framework for increased security cooperation within the sub-region.
http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/confres/monitor/crm1.html
