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Muhammadu Buhari: Nigeria's ex-military ruler-turned 'democrat'

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari arrives to attend the inauguration of Lagos Rail Mass Transit Blue line at Marina station in Lagos on January 24, 2023. [AFP]

Muhammadu Buhari, who left office in 2023 after serving two terms, made Nigerian political history as the first opposition candidate to defeat a sitting president at the ballot box.

Buhari died at a clinic in London at the age of 82, his former spokesman, Garba Shehu, said in a post on social media.

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