- Tunde Idiagbon
Infobox_President|name=Babatunde Igiagbon
nationality=Nigeria n
imagesize = 130px
order=6thVice President of Nigeria
term_start=December 31 ,1983
term_end=August 27 ,1985
predecessor=Alex Ekwueme
successor=Ebitu Ukiwe
spouse=
party="None (military)"
president=Muhammadu Buhari
religion=Islam__NOTOC__Tunde Idiagbon (
14 September 1942 -24 March 1999 ) was aNigeria n soldier and a one-time member of the Nigerian military junta which ruled that country. He served as a military administrator ofBorno State in the 1970s in the military administration ofOlusegun Obasanjo . Following the ouster of the civilian administration ofShehu Shagari at the end of 1983, he rose to become the Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters and defacto Vice President in the military administration ofMuhammadu Buhari .Buhari Administration
In this role, he was the de-facto second-in-command and was responsible for implementing many of the government's policies. Chief amongst these was the War Against Indiscipline (WAI), which was a campaign to eradicate corruption and disorderliness in Nigerian life.
Fall from power
After 20 months in power, the government of Buhari was overthrown by
Ibrahim Babangida . Idiagbon was removed from his position in this coup, and he was placed underhouse arrest for 3 years. After his release, he returned to civilian life in his hometown ofIlorin , Nigeria, where he died in 1999 of an unknown illness after returning from a conference.References
*cite web |url= http://www.usafricaonline.com/IdiagbonDeparts.html|title= General Tunde Idiagbon: A nationalist, an iron-surgeon departs|accessdate=2007-04-07 |last=Nwangwu|first=Chido |work= USAfrica Online|publisher=USAfrica Communications
External links
* [http://www.nigeriabusinessinfo.com/nigeria-elections2003/buhari-regime.htm The Buhari Regime]
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