List of heads of state of Nigeria
Military rule (1983–1993)
Major-General Muhammadu Buhari led a coup d'état which overthrew President Shagari and his government.

List of heads of state of Nigeria

Section Title: Military rule (1983–1993)
Table Section Text: Major-General Muhammadu Buhari led a coup d'état which overthrew President Shagari and his government.

Head of State	Term of Office	Military

№	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office

7	-	Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (1942–)	31 December 1983	27 August 1985 (deposed.)	Supreme Military Council

8	-	General Ibrahim Babangida (1941–)	27 August 1985	26 August 1993 (resigned.)	Armed Forces Ruling Council

Sentence(s)

Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, born in 1941, is a retired Nigerian Army General who was President of Nigeria from August 27, 1985 to August 26, 1993.

final_sentence: Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, born in 1941, is a retired Nigerian Army General who was President of Nigeria from August 27, 1985 to August 26, 1993.