Nigeria's Ex-president Buhari, Twice Leader Of Africa's Most Populous Nation, Dies Aged 82

LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria's erstwhile president, Muhammadu Buhari, who led Nigeria doubly arsenic a subject caput of authorities and a antiauthoritarian president, has died aged 82, his property caput said Sunday.

Buhari died successful London connected Sunday afternoon, wherever he was receiving aesculapian curen successful caller weeks. When he was elected successful 2015, connected his 4th attempt, he became nan first guidance campaigner to triumph a statesmanlike election.

He led Africa's astir populous federation until 2023, erstwhile he was succeeded by Bola Tinubu, besides from nan All Progressives Congress.

Buhari's presidency was plagued by extremist killings, a plunging economy, and burgeoning corruption. He faced akin circumstances erstwhile he first took powerfulness successful 1983, aft a subject coup.

Tinubu dispatched nan vice president to bring his assemblage location from London and ordered flags to beryllium flown astatine half-staff arsenic nan state enters a mourning period.

Coming from Nigeria's mostly Muslim north, nan lanky, austere Buhari rode connected a activity of goodwill disconnected nan backmost of celebrated anger pinch nan authorities to beryllium elected president successful 2015. He had vowed to extremity nan killings and cleanable up rampant corruption successful 1 of nan continent's largest economies and lipid producers.

However, by nan extremity of his eight-year tenure, that goodwill toward him had faded into discontent. More Nigerians had died arsenic a consequence of increasing insecurity while corruption dispersed crossed nan government.