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Shehu Musa Yar'Adua
Shehu Musa Yar'Adua | |
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| 4th Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters | |
| In office 13 February 1976 – 30 September 1979 | |
| Head of State | Olusegun Obasanjo |
| Preceded by | Olusegun Obasanjo |
| Succeeded by | Alex Ekwueme as 1st elected Vice President of Nigeria |
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| Born | 5 March 1943 Katsina, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Katsina State, Nigeria) |
| Died | 8 December 1997 (aged 54) Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria |
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| Allegiance |  Nigeria |
| Branch/service |  Nigerian Army |
| Years of service | 1961–1979 |
| Rank |  Major general |
| Battles/wars | Nigerian Civil War |
Shehu Musa Yar'Adua GCON ((ⓘ); 5 March 1943 – 8 December 1997) was a Nigerian general and politician who was the de facto vice president of Nigeria as Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters when Nigeria was under military rule from 1976 to 1979. He was a prominent politician during the later transition from military to civilian rule in the late 1980s and into the 1990s.
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