Military administrators in Nigeria during the Sani Abacha regime

General Sani Abacha became head of state in Nigeria after a coup in November 1993 that ended the Nigerian Third Republic.He dismissed the elected civilian governors and placed a military Administrator in charge of each state.In 1996 he created a number of new states: Ebonyi, Bayelsa, Nasarawa, Zamfara, Gombe and Ekiti.Abacha died in June 1998 and was succeeded by General Abdulsalami Abubakar, who transferred or replaced most of Abacha's appointees.
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