Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Sani Abacha Biography and Timeline

Follow Sani Abacha through 1 dated historical records for Nigeria.

Sani Abacha, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

1Distinct records
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1993–1993Years on this page

1993

President of Nigeria

General · President of Nigeria · Abuja · Government / Government of Nigeria

Appointed military Head of State of Nigeria after the resignation of Ernest Shonekan

Role range: 1993-1998 – 1993-1998

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.