SHAGARI, ALHAJI SHEHU

1925–, president of Nigeria (1979–83). In 1978 he helped form the National party, and his subsequent election as president marked the end of 13 years of military rule in Nigeria. Continued economic problems and government corruption eventually led to his overthrow (1983).

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books on: Shagari Alhaji Shehu  - 62 results

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An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Conflict and Conflict Resolution, 1945-1996
Book by John E. Jessup; Greenwood Press, 1998
Subjects: Conflict Management--History--20th Century--Dictionaries, Military History, Modern--20th Century--Dictionaries, Political Violence--History--20th Century--Dictionaries
...full member of the Albanian Politburo and a member of the party secretariat. In 1981, upon the suicide of the premier, Mehmet Shehu, Hoxha made Alia chairman of the Presidium of the Peoples Assembly. His frequent public appearances with Hoxha gave convincing...
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Nigerian Foreign Policy under Military Rule, 1966-1999
Book by Olayiwola Abegunrin; Praeger, 2003
Subjects: Military Government--Nigeria, Nigeria--Foreign Relations--1993-
...NPN) in 1979, which produced Alhaji Shehu Shagari as the President The June 12...President Azikiwe refused to invite Alhaji Balewa to form a cabinet, thereby...into a constitutional crisis. See Shehu Shagari, Beckoned to Serve: An Autobiography...
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Governance as Conflict Management: Politics and Violence in West Africa
Book by I. William Zartman; Brookings Institution, 1997
Subjects: Africa, West--Politics And Government--1960-, Conflict Management--Africa, West, Legitimacy Of Governments--Africa, West, Political Stability--Africa, West
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Islam and Development: Religion and Sociopolitical Change
Book by John L. Esposito; Syracuse University Press, 1980
Subjects: Islam And Politics, Islam--20th Century, Islamic Countries--Politics And Government
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Negotiating Democracy: Transitions from Authoritarian Rule
Book by Gretchen Casper, Michelle M. Taylor; University of Pittsburgh Press, 1996
Subjects: Democracy, Democracy--Case Studies
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journal articles on: Shagari Alhaji Shehu  - 7 results

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Nigeria's Transition from Military to Civilian Rule: an Overview
Journal article by B. I. C Ijomah; Journal of Political and Military Sociology, Vol. 28, 2000
Subjects: Civilians, Democracy, Governmental reform, Leadership, Militarism, Nigeria
...Muhammed and handed over power to Alhaji Shehu Shagari as planned in 1979. General...election, or that at least, Alhaji Shehu Shagari did not win. In the legal battle that followed the election, Alhaji Shehu Shagari was declared winner and was...
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Morality and Realism in Nigerian Foreign Policy
Journal article by Julius Emeka Okolo; World Affairs, Vol. 151, 1988
Subjects: Arbitration, International, International Relations, Peace
...then President of Nigeria Alhaji Shehu Shagari called for a "decade of reparation...the Second Republic, led by Alhaji Shehu Shagari, assumed power in 1979, the...Babangida is, bold and resolute. Shehu Shagari, the last civilian president...
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Consolidating Democracy on a Troubled Continent: A Challenge for Lawyers in Africa
Journal article by Okechukwu Oko; Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, Vol. 33, 2000
Subjects: Attorneys--Political activity, Democracy--Protection
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Government Size, Political Freedom and Economic Growth in Nigeria, 1960-2000
Journal article by James S. Guseh, Emmanuel Oritsejafor; Journal of Third World Studies, Vol. 24, 2007
Subjects: Economic development--Forecasts and trends, Economic development--Nigeria, Nigeria--Economic aspects, Nigeria--Political aspects, Political systems--Analysis
...closely contested election in 1979, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, a northerner, was elected president...Funds (IMF) recommendations to the Shagari administration. The policy recommendations...to the 1993 election results, Alhaji Moshood Abiola, the SDP presidential...
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Creative Reformation of African Art Traditions: The Iconography of Abayomi Barber Art School
Journal article by Freeborn O. Odiboh; African Arts, Vol. 42, 2009
Subjects: African art--Educational aspects, African art--Political aspects, Art schools--Influence, Art schools--Organization formation, Art, African--Educational aspects, Art, African--Political aspects
...state from 1975 to 1996 (Fig. 3). His oil paintings in the National Gallery are Balufon and the portrait of Alhaji Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari, president of the second republic of Nigeria, 1979-1983. FIGURE 8 OMITTED FIGURE 9 OMITTED When Abayomi arrived...
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magazine articles on: Shagari Alhaji Shehu  - 8 results

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Zamfara State; Ahmed Sani: "I Am Running for President"
Magazine article; New African, November 2006
Subjects: Governors, Sani, Alhaji Ahmed
...produced the former president, Alhaji Shehu Shagari in the Second Republic, and given...Sani: The election of President Shagari in 1979 was the decision of all...A man of the people Governor Alhaji Ahmed Sani is debunking the myth...
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The South Squares Up to the North
Magazine article by Pini Jason; New African, January 2001
Subjects: Igbo (African people), Lagos, Nigeria (City)--Political aspects, Race relations--Political aspects, Yoruba (African people)
...differently. Former president, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, who comes from the North and...forming a political power bloc," Shagari said. He added: "That meeting...Other Northern governors joined Shagari in condemning the Southern governors...
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Poor Obasanjo! He and All the 36 State Governors Want Another Four Years in Office. but the "Second Term Syndrome" Is Proving Difficult to Sell
Magazine article by Pini Jason; New African, January 2003
Subjects: Nigeria--Political aspects, Obasanjo, Olusegun--Political activity, Political leadership--Criticism and interpretation, Political parties--Officials and employees, Political parties--Political activity, Politicians--Behavior, Politicians--Political activity
...and two former heads of state, Gen Yakubu Gowon and Alhaji Shehu Shagari, intervened in the matter. The legislators gave two...its life. The first speaker installed by Obasanjo, Alhaji Salisu Buhari, turned out to have forged his certificate...
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Confounding the Prophets of Doom
Magazine article by Cameron Duodu; The World Today, Vol. 55, February 1999
Subjects: Abacha, Sani, Civil war, Fatalities, Military officers, Nigeria, Politics
...power to a northern politician, Alhaji Shehu Shagari.) The. Yorubas believe that Obasanjo...his northern masters, allowed Shagari to claim the presidency in 1979...states, was given in favour of Shagari. Secondly, Obasanjo is alleged...
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Nigeria: The African Giant; the Continent's Largest and Most Populous Country Is Also a Country in Transition
Magazine article by Walter Leavy; Ebony, Vol. 45, March 1990
Subjects: Nigeria--Description and travel
...stability. Nigeria has had only two civilian leaders--Abudakar Tafawa Balewa from October 1960 to January 1966, and Alhaji Shehu Shagari from October 1979 to December 1983--and both were overthrown by coups. On the whole, the military has ruled for...
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encyclopedia articles on: Shagari Alhaji Shehu  - 2 results

 
 
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Shagari, Alhaji Shehu
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SHAGARI, ALHAJI SHEHU 1925 , president of Nigeria (1979 83). In 1978 he helped form the National party, and his subsequent election as president...
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Nigeria
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...elections were held under a new constitution, bringing Alhaji Shehu Shagari to the presidency. Relations with the United States...social disturbances as the reason. The same year, Shagari was reelected president but overthrown after only...


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