Interim president Ernest Adegunle Oladeinde Shonekan
born:9.5.1936, Lagos in power:26.8.1993-17.11.1993
Ernest Shonekan was born 9.5.1936 in Lagos, and after completing primary and secondary education in Nigeria, he graduated from law studies in the Uk. It is known that prior to his short political career, he served as executive director of the United African Company, the largest nigerijského conglomerate companies.
His political career started off strong domestic and foreign pressure for the resignation of the then military ruler of Nigeria, general Babangidy. The more intensified after you left Babangida to cancel the results of the allegedly nejspravedlivějších elections in independent Nigeria, held in 1993 and whose winner will become Moshood Abiola. Babangida left under the pressure of putting together a commission that should prepare the transition of Nigeria to civilian life. Its chairman was none other than just Shonekan. When the pressure ceased, gave up Babangida the post of the head of state and the one after him-on a temporary basis - took over the Shonekan. During his tenure as king, the president worked Shonekan continue on the concept of nigerian democratization.
This his work, however, was interrupted by the palace coup of general Saniho Abachy. Shonekan was forced to sign his resignation and Nigeria, so for the next 6 years became the country controlled soldiers..
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