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Nigeria's former president Buhari dies in London, presidency says
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari arrives for the opening of the 36th Ordinary session of the Assembly of the African Union at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia February 18, 2023. REUTERS/ Tiksa Negeri/ File photo
LAGOS — Nigeria's former president Muhammadu Buhari, who led Africa's most populous country between 2015 and 2023, died in London on Sunday, a presidential spokesperson said.
"President Buhari died today in London at about 4:30 p.m. (1530 GMT), following a prolonged illness," President Bola Tinubu's spokesperson said in a post on X.
Buhari, 82, also served as military head of state between January 1984 and August 1985, the spokesperson said. — Reuters
