Olusegun Obasanjo

His Excellency
General

Olusegun Obasanjo

GCFR
His Excellency; General; Olusegun Obasanjo; GCFR
	Obasanjo in 2014
5th and 12th President of Nigeria
	In office; 29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007
Vice President	Atiku Abubakar
Preceded by	Abdulsalami Abubakar
Succeeded by	Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
	In office; 13 February 1976 – 1 October 1979; as Military Head of State of Nigeria
Chief of Staff	Shehu Musa Yar'Adua
Preceded by	Murtala Muhammed
Succeeded by	Shehu Shagari
3rd Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters
	In office; 29 July 1975 – 13 February 1976
Head of State	Murtala Muhammed
Preceded by	J. E. A. Wey
Succeeded by	Shehu Musa Yar'Adua
Federal Minister of Defence
	In office; 1976–1979
Head of State	Himself
Preceded by	Illiya Bisalla
Succeeded by	Iya Abubakar
President	In office; 1999–2007
Other ministerial offices
Federal Minister of Petroleum Resources
	In office; 1999–2007
President	Himself
Preceded by	Dan Etete
Succeeded by	Edmund Daukoru
Federal Minister of Works and Housing
	In office; 1974–1975
Head of State	Yakubu Gowon
Personal details
Born	Olusegun Matthew Okikiola Aremu Obasanjo; c. 5 March 1937 (aged 89) ; (official date of birth); Ibogun-Olaogun, Ifo,; Southern Region, British Nigeria; (now Ibogun-Olaogun,; Ogun State, Nigeria)
Political party	Peoples Democratic Party; (1998–2015; 2018–present)
Spouse(s)	; Esther Oluremi (m. 1963; div. 1976) Bola Alice (wife); Lynda (ex-wife, deceased); ; Stella Abebe (m. 1976; died 2005) ; Mojisola Adekunle (m. 1991; div. 1998) (deceased)
Children	Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello
Alma mater	Mons Officer Cadet School; Royal College of Defence Studies; National Open University of Nigeria (PhD); ;
Occupation	Politician; military officer; author;
Website	Official website
Military service
Nickname(s)	Baba Africa; Baba Iyabo; Ebora owu;
Allegiance	Nigeria
Branch	Nigeria Army
Service years	1958–1979
Rank	General
Conflicts	Congo Crisis Force Publique mutinies; ; Nigerian Civil War Operation Tail-Wind; ;

Chief Olusegun Mathew Okikiola Aremu Obasanjo, GCFR,^[1] (/oʊˈbɑːsəndʒoʊ/; Yoruba: Olúṣẹ́gun Ọbásanjọ́code: yo is deprecated ^[2] born 5 May 1937) is a Nigerian politician and general. He was President of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007.

Obasanjo was a military ruler from 13 February 1976 to 1 October 1979, and a democratically elected president from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. From July 2004 to January 2006, Obasanjo also was Chairperson of the African Union.

In August 2021, the African Union appointed Olusegun Obasanjo as High Representative for Peace in the Horn of Africa.

Olusegun Obasanjo Media

"Colonel Olu Obasanjo, Commander, 3rd division". New Nigerian Newspaper, page 7, 12 January 1970. End of the Nigerian civil war with Biafra.
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U.S. president Jimmy Carter with Obasanjo on the former's state visit to Nigeria in 1978
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In 1986, Obasanjo met with Nelson Mandela. He related that it "was an encounter never to be forgotten. I saw in [Mandela] a South African indeed an African and a world leader of no mean order. He towered physically and metaphorically above all the leaders we met inside South Africa."^[3]
Seal of the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Visitation of Olusegun Obasanjo with Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei and President Mohammad Khatami- January 12, 1999
Obasanjo with Russian president Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin in 2001
Obasanjo with Donald Rumsfeld at The Pentagon in 2001
Bush talks with Obasanjo during a G8 Summit in France, June 2003