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# 1951–52 European Rugby League Championship

The 1951–52 European Rugby League Championship was played from September 1951 to April 1952 and featured six games in which the Wales, France, Other Nationalities and England rugby league teams each played each other once. This was the twelfth competition and was won for the fourth time by France

## Results

* 19 September
| England | 35 – 11 | Wales |
* Knowsley Road, St. Helens Attendance: 20,918
* 3 November
| Other nationalities | 17 – 14 | France |
* Craven Park, Hull Attendance: 18,000
* 25 November
| France | 42 – 13 | England |
* Stade Vélodrome, Marseilles Attendance: 31,810
* 1 December
| Wales | 11 - 22 | Other nationalities |
* The Park, Abertillery Attendance: 3,386
* 6 April
| France | 20 – 12 | Wales |
* Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux Attendance: 15,678
* 23 April
| England | 31 – 18 | Other nationalities |
* Central Park, Wigan Attendance: 19,785

### Final standings

| Team | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff | Points |
| France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 42 | +34 | 4 |
| England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 71 | +8 | 4 |
| Other nationalities | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 4 |
| Wales | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 77 | −43 | 0 |
* France win the tournament on point differential.
# 1947 Italian presidential election

The 1947 Italian presidential election was undertaken to elect a provisional head of the Italian State.

## Background

Enrico De Nicola submitted his resignation on 25 June 1947, officially for health reasons, but also to regain legitimacy after the annual term of the Constituent Assembly of Italy, to which even his term was tied, had expired.
Enrico De Nicola, however, was still re-elected as Provisional Head of State on 26 June 1947. From 1 January 1948 he assumed the title of President of the Italian Republic in accordance with the first final provision of the Constitution of Italy.

## Result

| Candidate | 1st Round |
| Enrico De Nicola | 405 |
| Pietro Nenni | 2 |
| Giuseppe Salvatore Bellusci | 2 |
| Cipriano Facchinetti | 2 |
| Other candidates | -- |
| Blank papers | 19 |
| Invalid papers | 1 |
| Voting | 431 |
| Total | 556 |
| Source: Parliament of Italy ||
# 1947–48 Dundee United F.C. season

The 1947–48 season was the 41st year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1947 to 30 June 1948. United finished in fifteenth place in the Second Division.

## Match results

Dundee United played a total of 38 competitive matches during the 1947–48 season.

### Legend

* Win
* Draw
* Loss
All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Own goals in italics

### Division B

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
| 13 August 1947 | Alloa Athletic | H | 5–3 | 5,000 |
| 27 August 1947 | Albion Rovers | A | 0–1 | 5,000 |
| 20 September 1947 | Stirling Albion | H | 2–3 | 6,000 |
| 27 September 1947 | Kilmarnock | A | 2–5 | 7,870 |
| 4 October 1947 | Arbroath | H | 4–3 | 7,000 |
| 18 October 1947 | Dumbarton | H | 0–1 | 7,000 |
| 25 October 1947 | Cowdenbeath | A | 2–6 | 6,000 |
| 1 November 1947 | Stenhousemuir | H | 4–2 | 5,000 |
| 8 November 1947 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 3–5 | 1,500 |
| 15 November 1947 | Leith Athletic | H | 2–1 | 1,500 |
| 22 November 1947 | Hamilton Academical | H | 3–2 | 7,000 |
| 29 November 1947 | Raith Rovers | A | 1–5 | 8,000 |
| 6 December 1947 | St Johnstone | H | 3–4 | 9,000 |
| 13 December 1947 | Ayr United | A | 3–3 | 5,000 |
| 20 December 1947 | Alloa Athletic | A | 1–3 | 6,000 |
| 27 December 1947 | Albion Rovers | H | 3–0 | 7,000 |
| 3 January 1948 | Kilmarnock | H | 2–3 | 11,000 |
| 10 January 1948 | Arbroath | A | 0–6 | 4,500 |
| 17 January 1948 | East Fife | H | 3–2 | 13,000 |
| 24 January 1948 | Stirling Albion | A | 1–3 | 5,471 |
| 31 January 1948 | Dumbarton | A | 2–3 | 2,500 |
| 14 February 1948 | Cowdenbeath | H | 3–3 | 10,000 |
| 28 February 1948 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 0–4 | 10,000 |
| 6 March 1948 | Leith Athletic | A | 0–1 | 1,500 |
| 13 March 1948 | Hamilton Academical | A | 0–6 | 5,000 |
| 20 March 1948 | Raith Rovers | H | 3–0 | 12,000 |
| 27 March 1948 | St Johnstone | A | 1–0 | 5,000 |
| 3 April 1948 | Ayr United | H | 4–2 | 11,000 |
| 14 April 1948 | East Fife | A | 1–5 | 4,000 |
| 24 April 1948 | Stenhousemuir | A | 0–3 | 1,000 |

### Scottish Cup

| Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 7 February 1948 | R2 | Partick Thistle | A | 3–4 | 12,500 | |

### League Cup

| Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
| 9 August 1947 | G7 | Albion Rovers | A | 0–3 | 4,500 |
| 16 August 1947 | G7 | Leith Athletic | H | 2–2 | 5,000 |
| 23 August 1947 | G7 | Cowdenbeath | H | 0–2 | 3,000 |
| 30 August 1947 | G7 | Albion Rovers | H | 2–1 | 5,000 |
| 6 September 1947 | G7 | Leith Athletic | A | 1–3 | 4,500 |
| 13 September 1947 | G7 | Cowdenbeath | A | 0–1 | 4,000 |

### Supplementary Cup

| Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 29 March 1948 | R1 | Airdrieonians | A | 2–3 | | |
# 1953–54 USC Trojans men's basketball team

The 1953–54 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 1953–54 NCAA college basketball season. Members of the Pacific Coast Conference, the Trojans were led by fourth-year head coach Forrest Twogood and played their home games off campus at Pan-Pacific Auditorium in Los Angeles, California.
The Trojans were 15–11 overall in the regular season and 8–4 in conference play. They won the Southern Division for the first time since 1940 and met Northern Division champion Oregon State in the best-of-three PCC playoff series at Long Beach City College. USC won the first and third games and advanced to the 24-team NCAA tournament.
At the West Regional at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Oregon, the Trojans defeated Idaho State and Santa Clara (in double overtime). At the Final Four in Kansas City, Missouri, the Trojans dropped both games, to Bradley in the semifinals and Penn State in the consolation game.

## NCAA tournament

Seeding in brackets
* West Regional at Corvallis, Oregon
** Southern California 73, Idaho State 59
** Southern California 66, Santa Clara 65 (2OT)
* Final Four at Kansas City, Missouri
** Bradley 74, Southern California 72
** Penn State 70, Southern California 61 – (Third-place game)
    Source:

## NBA draft

One Trojan was selected in the 1954 NBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 9 | 78 | Roy Irvin | Rochester Royals |
    Source:
# 1954 Harvard Crimson football team

The 1954 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1954 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Lloyd Jordan, the Crimson compiled a 4–3–1 record and outscored opponents 108 to 97. J. Timothy Anderson was the team captain.
Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 2 | Massachusetts | Harvard StadiumBoston, MA | L 7–13 | 15,800 |
| October 9 | at Cornell | Schoellkopf FieldIthaca, NY | W 13–12 | 19,000 |
| October 16 | Columbia | Harvard StadiumBoston, MA | L 6–7 | 13,500 |
| October 23 | Dartmouth | Harvard StadiumBoston, MA (rivalry) | L 7–13 | 32,000 |
| October 30 | Ohio | Harvard StadiumBoston, MA | W 27–13 | 6,500 |
| November 6 | at Princeton | Palmer StadiumPrinceton, NJ (rivalry) | W 14–9 | 30,000 |
| November 13 | Brown | Harvard StadiumBoston, MA | T 21–21 | 21,000 |
| November 20 | Yale | Harvard StadiumBoston, MA (The Game) | W 13–9 | 40,000 |
# 1954 New Mexico Lobos football team

The 1954 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the Skyline Conference during the 1954 college football season. In their second season under head coach Bob Titchenal, the Lobos compiled a 5–5 record (3–3 against Skyline opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a total of 168 to 152. Quarterback Jerry Lott led the team on offense.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 18 | at BYU | Provo, UT | W 21–12 | |
| September 25 | at San Diego State* | Balboa StadiumSan Diego, CA | W 28–7 | 12,500 |
| October 2 | Utah State | Zimmerman FieldAlbuquerque, NM | L 0–6 | |
| October 16 | at Wyoming | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY | L 7–9 | |
| October 23 | Arizona* | Zimmerman FieldAlbuquerque, NM (rivalry) | L 7–41 | 11,000 |
| October 29 | at Denver | DU StadiumDenver, CO | L 6–19 | 10,968 |
| November 6 | Montana | Zimmerman FieldAlbuquerque, NM | W 20–14 | 11,000 |
| November 13 | Colorado A&M | Zimmerman FieldAlbuquerque, NM | W 10–7 | 7,500 |
| November 20 | New Mexico A&M* | Zimmerman FieldAlbuquerque, NM (rivalry) | W 39–27 | 5,500 |
| November 27 | at San Jose State | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA | L 14–26 | 10,000 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecoming ||||||
# 1954 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 1954 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada during the 1954 college football season. Nevada competed and returned as a sixteenth–year member of the Far Western Conference (FWC). The Wolf Pack were led by third-year head coach Jake Lawlor, who resigned after the end of the season. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 25 | San Francisco State | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | L 19–39 | |
| October 2 | at Chico State | Chico High School StadiumChico, CA | L 0–32 | |
| October 16 | Fresno State* | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | L 6–52 | 2,500 |
| October 23 | at Cal Aggies | Aggie FieldDavis, CA | W 13–0 | |
| October 29 | at San Francisco State* | Cox StadiumSan Francisco, CA | L 0–54 | |
| November 6 | Sacramento State | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | W 28–14 | |
| November 13 | Humboldt State | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | L 14–21 | |
| *Non-conference gameHomecoming ||||||
# 1956 Buenos Aires Grand Prix

The 1956 Buenos Aires Grand Prix was a Formula Libre race held on 5 February 1956 in Mendoza, Argentina. The race was won over a distance of 60 laps by Argentine driver Juan Manuel Fangio from the Scuderia Ferrari team in his Lancia-Ferrari D50.

## Entry list

| No | Driver | Entrant | Car | Engine |
| 2 | Stirling Moss | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | Maserati |
| 4 | Jean Behra | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | Maserati |
| 6 | Carlos Menditéguy | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | Maserati |
| 8 | Luigi Piotti | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | Maserati |
| 10 | Chico Landi | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | Maserati |
| 12 | Pablo Gulle | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | Maserati |
| 14 | Mike Hawthorn | Owen Racing Organisation | Maserati 250F | Maserati |
| 16 | Alberto Uría | Alberto Uría | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati |
| 30 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Scuderia Ferrari | Lancia D50 | Lancia |
| 32 | Eugenio Castellotti | Scuderia Ferrari | Lancia D50 | Lancia |
| 34 | Luigi Musso | Scuderia Ferrari | Lancia D50 | Lancia |
| 36 | Peter Collins | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 555 | Ferrari |
| 38 | Olivier Gendebien | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 555 | Ferrari |
| Source: |||||

## Race result

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired |
| 1 | 30 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | 60 | 1:52'38.9 |
| 2 | 2 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 60 | +38.6 |
| 3 | 4 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 60 | +1:45.7 |
| 4 | 6 | Carlos Menditéguy | Maserati | 59 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | 36 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 58 | +2 Laps |
| 6 | 38 | Olivier Gendebien | Ferrari | 57 | +3 Laps |
| 7 | 10 | Chico Landi | Maserati | 57 | +3 Laps |
| 8 | 12 | Pablo Gulle | Maserati | 54 | +6 Laps |
| 9 | 14 | Mike Hawthorn | Maserati | 54 | +6 Laps |
| 10 | 8 | Luigi Piotti | Maserati | 52 | +8 Laps |
| Ret | 32 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 14 | Oil Cooler |
| Ret | 34 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 9 | Accident |
| DNS | 16 | Alberto Uría | Maserati | 0 | - |
| Source: ||||||
# 1956 Liège–Bastogne–Liège

The 1956 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was the 42nd edition of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège cycle race and was held on 6 May 1956. The race started and finished in Liège. The race was won by Fred De Bruyne.

## General classification

| Rank | Rider | Time |
| 1 | Fred De Bruyne (BEL) | 7h 03' 45" |
| 2 | Richard Van Genechten (BEL) | + 0" |
| 3 | Alex Close (BEL) | + 1' 16" |
| 4 | André Vlayen (BEL) | + 1' 44" |
| 5 | Rik Van Looy (BEL) | + 1' 44" |
| 6 | Désiré Keteleer (BEL) | + 1' 44" |
| 7 | Pino Cerami (BEL) | + 1' 44" |
| 8 | Jean Vliegen (BEL) | + 1' 44" |
| 9 | Jean Forestier (FRA) | + 1' 44" |
| 10 | Wim van Est (NED) | + 1' 44" |
# 1959 Meath Intermediate Football Championship

The 1959 Meath Intermediate Football Championship is the 33rd edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 13 teams. The championship format consists of a group stage before progressing to a knock-out stage.
No team was regraded from the 1958 S.F.C.
At the end of the season Clonard, Curraha and Duleek applied to be regraded to the 1960 J.A.F.C. while the Oldcastle club folded altogether, not participating in Meath GAA competitions again until the 1964 J.A.F.C.
On 6 September 1959, Donaghmore claimed their 3rd Intermediate championship title when they defeated Kilmainhamwood 3-5 to 1-10 in the final at Pairc Tailteann.

## Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 1958 championship season.

## Group stage

There are 2 groups called Group A and B. The top finisher in each group will qualify for the Final. Some results were unavailable in the Meath Chronicle.

### Group B
## Final

* Donaghmore 3-5, 1-10 Kilmainhamwood, Pairc Tailteann, 6/9/1959.
# 1959 Mauritian general election

General elections were held in Mauritius on 9 March 1959. The result was a victory for the Labour Party, which won 24 of the 40 seats. They were the first elections in Mauritius to be held with universal suffrage.

## Electoral system

The Mauritius (Constitution) Order in Council 1958 provided for a Legislative Council with 40 members elected from single-member constituencies. Voters had to be aged 21 or over. A total of 208,684 people were registered to vote, of which 122,310 were non-Muslim Indo-Mauritians, 32,866 were Muslim Indo-Mauritians, 50,381 were general population and 3,127 were Sino-Mauritians.

## Campaign

A total of 159 candidates contested the elections, with all 40 constituencies having at least two candidates.

## Results

Voter turnout was 91.3%, ranging from 83.6% in the Stanley constituency to 95.6% in Moka.
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Labour Party | | | 24 |
| | Independent Forward Bloc | | | 6 |
| | Muslim Committee of Action | | | 5 |
| | Mauritian Social Democrat Party | | | 3 |
| | Independents | | | 2 |
| Total | Total | | | 40 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 208,684 | – | |
| Source: Electoral Commission, African Elections Database |||||

## Aftermath

Following the elections, petitions were submitted to overturn the results in Curepipe, Piton, Port Louis Maritime, Riviere des Anguilles and Vieux Grant Port constituencies. The petitions for Piton, Port Louis Maritime and Vieux Grant Port were withdrawn, but the Supreme Court annulled the results of the Curepipe and Riviere des Anguilles votes.
# 1952 in Norwegian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1952 in Norwegian music.

## Deaths
### April

* 21 – Alfred Andersen-Wingar, composer and orchestra conductor (born 1869).

### December

* 14 – Fartein Valen, composer and musical theorist (born 1887).

## Births
### February

* 20 – Halvor Haug, composer.
* 22 – Soon-Mi Chung, violinist, viola player, and musical director.

### April

* 9 – Magnar Åm, composer
* 25 – Ketil Bjørnstad, pianist, composer and author

### May

* 3 – Henning Sommerro, pianist, composer, and professor at NTNU.

### June

* 6 – Kjell Samkopf, drummer and composer.
* 12 – Bent Patey, guitarist, composer and writer.
* 14 – Trond-Viggo Torgersen, physician, broadcaster, television host, comedian, singer, and songwriter.
* 19 – Sidsel Endresen, jazz vocalist, composer and actor.
* 25 – Radka Toneff, jazz singer (died 1982).

### August

* 11 – Finn Sletten, jazz drummer

### September

* 9 – Per Jørgensen, jazz trumpeter

### October

* 3 – Øyvind Rauset, artist, musician and composer.

### November

* 8 – Carl Haakon Waadeland, musicologist and drummer
* 28 – Ole Thomsen, jazz guitarist

### December

* 16 – Jon Laukvik, organist
# Alanthus

Alanthus may refer to:
* Alanthus, Kansas, United States
* Alanthus, Virginia, United States
* Alanthus Grove, Missouri, United States
* Alanthus Hill, Tennessee, United States
# 1519 in poetry

Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).

## Works published

* Timanna, Parijatapahanannamu, Indian, Telugu-language narrative poem
* Thomas Murner, Geuchmat ("Meadow of Fools"), a verse satire; Germany

## Births

Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
* Gutierre de Cetina (died 1554), Spanish poet and soldier
* Nicholas Grimald, birth year uncertain (died 1562), English poet and translator

## Deaths

Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
* Habibi, possible date (born c. 1470), Azerbaijani poet
* Ferceirtne Ó Curnín (born unknown), Irish poet
* Domhnall Glas Ó Curnín (born unknown), Irish poet
# Arylene

An arylene or arenediyl is a substituent of an organic compound that is derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon (arene) and is bivalent, such as phenylene.
# Antennularia

Antennularia is a genus of fungi in the family Venturiaceae.
# Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T12

The Men's 100m T12 had its first round held on September 8, beginning at 10:35. The Semifinals were held on September 9, at 10:25 and the A and B Finals were held on September 10 at 17:35.

## Medalists

| Gold | Josiah Jamison United States |
| Silver | Adekunle Adesoji Nigeria |
| Bronze | Yuqing Yang China |

## Results

| Place | Athlete | Round 1 | Semifinals | Final B | Final A |
| 1 | Josiah Jamison (USA) | 11.09 Q | 10.90 Q | — | 10.89 |
| 2 | Adekunle Adesoji (NGR) | 11.05 Q | 11.00 Q | — | 10.95 |
| 3 | Yuqing Yang (CHN) | 11.11 Q | 10.95 Q | — | 10.96 |
| 4 | Li Qiang (CHN) | 11.23 q | 11.10 Q | — | 11.02 |
| 5 | Fedor Trikolich (RUS) | 11.27 q | 11.17 q | 11.18 | |
| 6 | Elchin Muradov (AZE) | 11.35 Q | 11.22 q | 11.19 | |
| 7 | Matthias Schroder (GER) | 11.18 Q | 11.17 q | 11.23 | |
| 8 | Julio Roque (CUB) | 11.19 q | 11.13 q | 30.91 | |
| 9 | Mateusz Michalski (POL) | 11.20 q | 11.31 | | |
| 10 | Ali Ganfoudi (TUN) | 11.60 Q | 11.40 | | |
| 11 | Ahmed Belhaj Ali (TUN) | 11.48 Q | 11.42 | | |
| 12 | Julio Cesar Souza (BRA) | 11.46 q | 11.45 | | |
| 13 | Ricardo Santana (VEN) | 11.50 | | | |
| 13 | Maximiliano Rodríguez (ESP) | 11.50 | | | |
| 15 | Nemanja Savkovic (SRB) | 11.53 | | | |
| 16 | Yoldani Silva (VEN) | 11.65 | | | |
| 17 | Goran Zezelj (CRO) | 11.66 | | | |
| 18 | Joaquim Manuel (ANG) | 11.67 | | | |
| 18 | Federico Rodriguez (ARG) | 11.67 | | | |
| 20 | Pasquale Gallo (FRA) | 11.72 | | | |
| 21 | Dimitrios Axiotis (GRE) | 11.79 | | | |
| 22 | Pedro Cesar Moraes (BRA) | 11.84 | | | |
| 23 | Ranjesh Prakash (FIJ) | 12.38 | | | |
| 24 | Richard Souci (MRI) | 12.64 | | | |
| 25 | Abdul Quader Suman (BAN) | 16.63 | | | |
# American Boy (Eddie Rabbitt song)

"American Boy" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. It was released in August 1990 as the fourth single from his album Jersey Boy. The song reached number 11 on country charts and was his final song to reach the top 40 on the chart.
The song was popular among United States servicemen and their families during the 1991 Gulf War and was used by Senator Bob Dole during his 1996 campaign for President of the United States. A re-recorded version of the song was later released on Rabbitt's 1997 album Beatin' the Odds

## Campaign song

In October 1996, Bob Dole asked Rabbitt to use the song at political rallies for his campaign for presidency, according to Rabbitt he stated "I'm really a big fan and I really enjoy your music and I really like your song." Rabbitt answered Dole's request by stating "With my pleasure, you can use my song." "American Boy" replaced "Dole Man" (a rework of the 1967 song "Soul Man") and "Born in the U.S.A." as the campaign song of Bob Dole's run against incumbent president Bill Clinton.

## Chart positions

| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) | 11 |
# Abdullahi Garba Aminchi

Abdullahi Garba Aminchi (born 11 March 1954) in Funtua LGA, Katsina State) was the deputy governor of the short-lived NRC Nigerian government led by Alhaji Saidu Barda from 1992 to 1993. He was the deputy to the then Governor Umaru Musa Yar'Adua in 2003. He held the position of Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and Oman during the Umaru Musa Yar’adua presidential regime from 2007.

## Career

Abdullahi Garba left the engineering field to join politics. He started as a party secretary, then councilor to chairman and later deputy governor to Saidu Barda in 1992 and in 2003 to Umaru Musa Yar'Adua. After governor Umaru Musa Yar'Adua contested for the presidency and won in 2007, Garba was made Nigeria's ambassador to Saudi Arabia and Oman.