Alh shehu shagari biography
Alh shehu shagari biography
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Shehu Shagari
President of Nigeria from to
Shehu Usman Aliyu ShagariGCFR (Hausa pronunciationⓘ; 25 February – 28 December ) was a Nigerian politician who was the first democratically elected president of Nigeria, after the transfer of power by military head of state General Olusegun Obasanjo in , which gave rise to the Second Nigerian Republic.[2]
An experienced politician, he briefly worked as a teacher before entering politics in ; and was elected into the House of Representatives in At various times between through independence of Nigeria in and , he held a cabinet post as a federal commissioner or as a federal minister.
As president, Shagari presided over the mass deportation of West African migrants in , which primarily impacted Ghanaian migrants in Nigeria.[3]
Early years
Shehu Usman Shagari was born on 25 February [4] in Shagari to a Sunni MuslimFulani family.
The town of Shagari was founded by his great-grandfather, Ahmadu Rufa'i.