Historical figures in Kaduna
The atlas holds 3 people and 6 moments here, from 1962 to 2014. The most recorded lives are Sani Abacha, Muhammadu Buhari and Umaru Musa Yar'Adua. Across the Cold War and the Space Age.
Notable people
Muhammadu Buhari
from 1963 to 2014
2 moments here
Nigerian army officer, military head of state from 1983 to 1985, and elected president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023.…
Sani Abacha
from 1962 to 1966
3 moments here
Nigerian army officer and military ruler. Born and raised in Kano, he trained in Nigeria, the United Kingdom, and the United States; rose through…
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
in 1971
1 moment here
Nigerian teacher, businessman and politician who served as governor of Katsina State from 1999 to 2007 and president of Nigeria from 2007 until his…
Moments
- 1962 Nigerian Military Training College Sani Abacha
- 1963 Platoon Commanders' Course Muhammadu Buhari
- 1964 Return to Nigerian Military Training College Sani Abacha
- 1966 3rd Battalion and July counter-coup Sani Abacha
- 1971 Higher School Certificate at Barewa College Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
- 2014 Survival of Kaduna bombing Muhammadu Buhari