List of Famous people born in Sokoto State, Nigeria

Shehu Shagari

First Name Shehu

Last Name Shagari

Born on February 25, 1925

Died on December 28, 2018 (aged 93)

Born in Nigeria, Sokoto State

Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari, titled Turakin Sokoto from 1962, was a Nigerian aristocrat and statesman who was the first democratically elected President of Nigeria, after the transfer of power by military head of state General Olusegun Obasanjo in 1979 giving rise to the Second Nigerian Republic.

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