Muhammadu Buhari
Muhammadu Buhari is a Nigerian politician who served as the president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023. A retired Nigerian army major general, he served as the country's military head of state from 31 December 1983 to 27 August 1985, after taking power from the Shehu Shagari civilian government in a military coup d'état. The term Buharism is used to describe the authoritarian policies of his military regime.
17 December 1942
Born on the same birth date (17 December 1942): Paul Butterfield
Born on the same birth day (17 December): Cal Ripken Sr. • David Mallet (director) • Domenico Cimarosa • Erwin Piscator • Gregory Campbell (ice hockey) • Josef Lada • Julian Bennett (footballer) • Paul Butterfield • Pedro Téllez-Girón, 3rd Duke of Osuna • Ray Wilson (English footballer) • Totka Petrova
Born in the same month (December 1942): Barbara Follett (politician) • Billy Bremner • Bob Thompson (pianist) • Chris Harris (actor) • Dorothy Morkis • Ferguson Jenkins • Hu Jintao • Joe McGinniss • Lenore Blum • Mohamed Kamel Amr • Paul Butterfield • Rajesh Khanna • Robert Quine • Ross Edwards (cricketer)