Olusegun Obasanjo
Olusegun Obasanjo
| Sex or gender | male  |
|---|---|
| Country of citizenship | Nigeria |
| Name in native language | Oluṣẹgun Matthew Okikiọla Arẹmu Ọbasanjọ |
| Given name | Olusegun |
| Nickname | Baba Africa |
| Date of birth | 5 Gani 1937 |
| Place of birth | Abeokuta |
| Spouse | Stella Obasanjo, Oluremi Obasanjo |
| Child | Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello |
| Native language | Yoruba |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English language, Hausa language, Nigerian Pidgin, Yoruba |
| Ancestral home | Abeokuta, Nigeria |
| Occupation | engineer, military personnel, politician |
| Educated at | Baptist Boys’ High School, Royal College of Defence Studies, Defence Services Staff College, Mons Officer Cadet School |
| Residence | Dodan Barracks |
| Start of work period | 1958 |
| Member of political party | Peoples Democratic Party |
| Candidacy in election | 1999 Nigerian presidential election, 2003 Nigerian presidential election |
| Religion or worldview | Protestantism, Baptists |
| Participant in | World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2004 |
| Military, police or special rank | general |
| Participated in conflict | Nigerian Civil War, Operation Tail-Wind, Congo Crisis |
| Military branch | Nigerian Army |
Chief Olusegun Matthew Okikiola Ogunboyi Aremu Obasanjo "GCFR" (/oʊˈbɑːsəndʒoʊ/ ⓘ oh-BAH-sən-joh; Yoruba: Olúṣẹ́gun Ọbásanjọ́ [olúʃɛ́ɡũ ɔbásanɟɔ] ah man'u tswafo gutsun nyan gani, 1937), nusa ewo soja nyan payin'u yi'o, nan jin nusa kin Nigeria nyan ewo soja dagan (1976 lo 1979), nan zumango'e wun kezhe be'a zhe nusa kin Nigeria dagan (1999 lo 2007). eba shaura eti'o, eko chechi nyan kin wunyi'o, wun dan enan Peoples Democratic party (PDP), bo dagan (1998 lo 2015), chi kezhe zhin (2018).