Ernest Shonekan
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Job / Known for: Interim head of state of Nigeria
Left traces: Peaceful transition of power
Born
Date: 1936-05-09
Location: NG Lagos
Died
Date: 2022-01-11 (aged 86)
Resting place: NG Lekki, Lagos State
Death Cause: Natural causes
Family
Spouse: Margaret Shonekan
Children:
Parent(s): Abeokuta-born civil servant and his wife
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Ernest Shonekan was a Nigerian lawyer and statesman who served as the interim head of state of Nigeria from 26 August 1993 to 17 November 1993. He was appointed by General Ibrahim Babangida after the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential elections. He was the first head of state in Nigeria to be appointed rather than elected or installed by a coup. He was also the first civilian head of state since the end of the Second Republic in 1983. He faced a political crisis following the election annulment and was unable to control the military, which led to his overthrow by General Sani Abacha. He was titled Abese of Egbaland from 1981 and received several national and international honours. Prior to his political career, Shonekan was the chairman and chief executive of the United African Company of Nigeria, a large Nigerian conglomerate. He was also a prominent member of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. He died in Lagos at the age of 85.
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