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Tunde Idiagbon
Tunde Idiagbon | |
|---|---|
| 6th Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters | |
| In office 31 December 1983 – 27 August 1985 | |
| Head of State | Muhammadu Buhari |
| Preceded by | Alex Ekwueme as civilian Vice President of Nigeria |
| Succeeded by | Ebitu Ukiwe |
| Governor of Borno State | |
| In office July 1978 – October 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Mustapha Amin |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Goni |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 September 1943 Ilorin, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria) |
| Died | 24 March 1999 (aged 55) Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria |
| Political party | None (military) |
| Spouse | Biodun Idiagbon |
| Alma mater | Nigerian Military School Pakistan Military Academy Nigerian Defence Academy Naval Postgraduate School |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Nigeria |
| Branch/service |  Nigerian Army |
| Years of service | 1962–1985 |
| Rank |  Major general |
| Battles/wars | Nigerian Civil War |
Babatunde "Tunde" Abdulbaki Idiagbon (ⓘ) (14 September 1943 – 24 March 1999) was a Nigerian general who served as the 6th Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters (second-in-command) under military head of state General Muhammadu Buhari from 1983 to 1985.
He was also a grate member of Nigeria's military governments between 1966 and 1979, serving as a military administrator of Borno State under General Olusegun Obasanjo's military government.[1]
- ^ Abubakar Imam (24 March 2019). "Remembering Idiagbon, the 'no-nonsense' military general who ran Nigeria with Buhari". Premium Times. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
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