Muhammadu Buhari was a Nigerian politician who served as the president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023.

A major general in the Nigerian army, he was the military head of state of Nigeria from 31 December 1983 to 27 August 1985.

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Buhari died aged 82, in a London clinic in the United Kingdom on 13 July 2025.