Muhammadu Buhari's legacy: higlight of his presidential tenure
Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who served the nation twice as both a military leader and a democratic president, has passed away at the age of 82, according to his press secretary on Sunday.
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00:00Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who served the nation twice as both a military and a democratic president,
00:07passed away at the age of 82 according to his press secretary on Sunday.
00:12Buhari died in London on Sunday where he had been undergoing medical treatment.
00:18He initially seized power in Africa's most populous country in 1983 following a military coup establishing an authoritarian regime
00:27until he was removed by fellow soldiers less than 20 months later.
00:32When he was elected in 2015 on his fourth attempt, he became the first opposition candidate to win a presidential election in Nigeria.
00:41Buhari ascended to power in that election amid a wave of public support after pledging to eliminate chronic corruption and addressing a severe security crisis.
00:51He remained in office until 2023, a period characterized by Boko Haram's extremist violence in the northeast and a declining economy.
01:02Others across Nigeria remembered Buhari as a president who left the nation of over 200 million people split
01:09between a predominantly Muslim north and a Christian south more divided than ever.
01:15For many, Buhari will be associated with the memories of the 2020 youth protests against a police unit accused by human rights organizations
01:24and others of extrajudicial killings, torture and extortion, as well as the deadly shooting of protesters by soldiers.
01:33Hailing from Nigeria's north, the tall Ostea Buhari had pledged to eradicate extremist violence
01:39and tackle widespread corruption in one of Africa's largest economies and oil producers.
01:47By the conclusion of his eight-year term, the goodwill he once enjoyed had turned into dissatisfaction.
01:54Current President Bola Tinubu described Buhari in a statement as a patriot, a soldier and a statement to the very core.
