Muhammadu Buhari
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 Muhammadu Buhari facts

• He is a retired Major General in the Nigerian Army and previously served as the nation's Head of State from 31 December 1983 to 27 August 1985, after taking power in a military coup d'état
• The term Buharism is ascribed to the Buhari military government
• He unsuccessfully ran for the office of President in the 2003, 2007 and 2011 general elections
• In December 2014, he emerged as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the March 2015 general elections
• Buhari won the election, defeating the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan
• This marked the first time in the history of Nigeria that an incumbent president lost to an opposition candidate in a general election
• He was sworn in on 29 May 2015
• Buhari has stated that he takes responsibility for anything over which he presided during his military rule, and that he cannot change the past
• He has described himself as a "converted democrat"