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Birth in Daura
· Daura, Katsina State, Nigeria
Buhari was born in Daura, then in British Nigeria.
Platoon command appointment
· Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria
After commissioning as a second lieutenant, Buhari was appointed platoon commander of the Second Infantry Battalion at Abeokuta.
Platoon Commanders' Course
· Nigerian Military Training College, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
Buhari attended the Platoon Commanders' Course at the Nigerian Military Training College in Kaduna. The course continued through January 1964.
Mechanical Transport Officer's Course
· Army Mechanical Transport School, Borden, England, United Kingdom
Buhari moved to the Army Mechanical Transport School at Borden for further military instruction. Coordinates represent Bordon, Hampshire.
Brigade-major posting
· Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria
Before the planned advance on Enugu, Buhari was posted to Nsukka as brigade major of the 3rd Infantry Brigade. The source does not provide a more precise posting date.
Civil-war movement to Afikpo
· Afikpo, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
As commander of the 2 Battalion, Buhari led the battalion to Afikpo during the Nigerian Civil War. The source supports the year through the surrounding Nigerian Civil War chronology but does not provide a more precise date.
Awka-sector posting
· Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria
Buhari was posted to the 4 Sector, known as the Awka sector, during the Nigerian Civil War. Coordinates represent Awka, the named sector centre.
Defence Services Staff College
· Defence Services Staff College, Wellington Cantonment, Tamil Nadu, India
Buhari attended the Defence Services Staff College at Wellington Cantonment, India.
Third Armoured Division command
· Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
During planning for the December 1983 coup, Buhari was General Officer Commanding of the Third Armoured Division at Jos. The source establishes his command location during the 1983 coup plot but does not specify a day or month.
Detention after overthrow
· Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
Following his overthrow in the August 1985 coup, Buhari was detained in Benin City. Detention began after the August 1985 coup and continued until 1988.
Retirement to Daura
· Daura, Katsina State, Nigeria
After release from detention following his mother's death, Buhari retired to his residence in Daura.
Survival of Kaduna bombing
· Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
Buhari escaped a Boko Haram bomb attack in Kaduna during the 2015-election period. The source provides month but not day.
Presidential inauguration
· Eagle Square, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file Buhari was sworn in as president of Nigeria at his first civilian presidential inauguration. Eagle Square is the established Abuja venue for Nigerian presidential inaugurations; the cited biography does not name the venue in this sentence.
Anti-Boko Haram summit
· Niamey, Niger
Buhari traveled to Niamey for a summit concerning operations against Boko Haram in the Lake Chad region.
State visit to Chad
· N'Djamena, Chad
After the Niamey summit, Buhari made a one-day visit to N'Djamena for discussions with President Idriss Déby.
G7 summit
· Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Buhari attended the 42nd G7 summit in Munich and met several international leaders on its margins. Date is represented as the opening day of a documented 7–8 June visit.
African Union security summit
· Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Buhari attended the 25th African Union Summit on Security in Johannesburg. Date is represented as the opening day of a documented 12–13 June visit.
First presidential U.S. visit
· Washington, D.C., United States
Buhari made a state visit to Washington and held a private meeting with President Barack Obama. Date is represented as the opening day of a documented 19–23 July visit.
State visit to Cameroon
· Yaoundé, Cameroon
Buhari visited Yaoundé to discuss regional strategies against Boko Haram with President Paul Biya. Date is represented as the opening day of a documented 29–30 July visit.
Benin independence celebrations
· Cotonou, Benin
Buhari attended Benin's fifty-fifth independence celebrations and held security discussions in Cotonou. Date is represented as the opening day of a documented 2–3 August visit.
State visit to Ghana
· Accra, Ghana
Buhari made a one-day official visit to Accra for bilateral talks with President John Dramani Mahama.
State visit to France
· Paris, France
Buhari visited Paris to seek closer trade and counterterrorism ties and met President François Hollande. Date is represented as the opening day of a documented 14–16 September visit.
First United Nations General Assembly visit
· United Nations Headquarters, New York City, New York, United States
Buhari made his first visit to United Nations headquarters during the seventieth UN General Assembly session. Date is represented as the opening day of a documented 24–29 September visit.
India-Africa Forum Summit
· New Delhi, India
Buhari attended the Third India-Africa Forum Summit in New Delhi. Date is represented as the opening day of a documented 26–30 October visit.
Gas Exporting Countries Forum
· Tehran, Iran
Buhari visited Tehran for the third Gas Exporting Countries Forum and met Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The source table gives 22–24 November; its narrative describes the visit as two days.
Commonwealth summit
· Valletta, Malta
Buhari attended the 2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Valletta. Date is represented as the opening day of a documented 28–30 November visit.
Paris climate conference
· Paris, France
Buhari attended COP21 in Paris and delivered a speech on Nigeria's emissions-reduction commitment. Date is represented as the opening day of a documented 30 November–1 December visit.
Niger Basin Authority summit
· Cotonou, Benin
Buhari attended the eleventh Heads of State summit of the Niger Basin Authority in Cotonou.
African Union summit
· Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Buhari attended the twenty-sixth African Union summit in Addis Ababa.
European Parliament address
· Strasbourg, Grand Est, France
Buhari visited Strasbourg and addressed a special session of the European Parliament on terrorism, extremism and corruption. Date is represented as the opening day of a documented 2–4 February visit.
Saudi state visit
· Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Buhari made a state visit to Saudi Arabia, met King Salman, and visited Mecca and Medina. Coordinates represent Riyadh; the source documents a multi-city Saudi visit without dates for each stop.
State visit to China
· Beijing, China
Buhari visited Beijing with a Nigerian delegation for talks that produced business agreements. Date is represented as the opening day of a documented 11–14 April visit.
Anti-Corruption Summit
· London, England, United Kingdom
Buhari attended the first Anti-Corruption Summit in London. Date is represented as the opening day of a documented 13–15 May visit.
State visit to Germany
· Berlin, Germany
Buhari attended the Nigerian business forum in Berlin and held bilateral talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel. Date is represented as the opening day of a documented 13–16 October visit.
ECOWAS mission during Gambian crisis
· Banjul, The Gambia
Buhari flew to Banjul with other West African leaders to press Yahya Jammeh to accept the Gambian election result.
Africa-France Summit
· Bamako, Mali
After a stop in The Gambia, Buhari attended the twenty-seventh Africa-France Summit in Bamako. Date is represented as the opening day of a documented 13–14 January visit.
United Nations General Assembly
· United Nations Headquarters, New York City, New York, United States
Buhari attended the seventy-second session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. Date is represented as the opening day of a documented 17–20 September visit.
State visit to Turkey
· Ankara, Türkiye
Buhari made a four-day state visit to Turkey, beginning in Ankara before attending the D-8 summit in Istanbul. Coordinates represent Ankara; the source documents a multi-city visit without dates for each stop.
African Union anti-corruption recognition
· Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Buhari attended the thirtieth African Union summit in Addis Ababa, where he was named the 2018 Anti-Corruption Champion. Date is represented as the opening day of a documented 28–30 January visit.
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
· London, England, United Kingdom
Buhari attended the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London and discussed investment with Shell Group representatives. Date is represented as the opening day of a documented 19–20 April visit.
Working visit with President Trump
· Washington, D.C., United States
Buhari made a working visit to Washington and held bilateral talks with President Donald Trump. Date is represented as the opening day of a documented 28 April–4 May visit.
Working visit to Morocco
· Rabat, Morocco
Buhari made the first visit by a Nigerian head of state to Morocco and held bilateral talks with King Mohammed VI in Rabat. Date is represented as the opening day of a documented 10–11 June visit.
International Criminal Court anniversary
· The Hague, Netherlands
Buhari was a keynote speaker at the International Criminal Court's twentieth-anniversary commemoration in The Hague. Date is represented as the opening day of a documented 15–18 July visit.
Forum on China-Africa Cooperation
· Beijing, China
Buhari attended the China-Africa Cooperation Summit in Beijing and met President Xi Jinping on its margins. Date is represented as the opening day of a documented 1–7 September visit.
COP24 climate summit
· Kraków, Poland
Buhari attended the twenty-fourth Conference of the Parties climate summit in Kraków. The table establishes the visit and venue, but provides no narrative sentence naming Buhari's activity beyond the trip listing.
Second presidential inauguration
· Eagle Square, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
Buhari took the oath for his second and final elected presidential term at Eagle Square.
Tokyo International Conference on African Development
· Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Buhari attended the seventh TICAD summit in Yokohama and held bilateral talks with Prime Minister Shinzō Abe. Date is represented as the opening day of a documented 28–30 August visit.
State visit to South Africa
· Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Buhari made a three-day official visit to Pretoria and met President Cyril Ramaphosa after xenophobic attacks targeting Nigerians and other migrants. Date is represented as the opening day of a documented 2–4 October visit.
Russia-Africa Summit
· Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
Buhari made a working visit to Sochi for the first Russia-Africa Summit. The table establishes the visit and summit but supplies no further narrative description.
UK-Africa Investment Summit
· London, England, United Kingdom
Buhari attended the UK-Africa Investment Summit in London. Date is represented as the opening day of a documented 18–23 January visit.
African Union summit
· Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Buhari attended the thirty-third African Union Summit of Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa. Date is represented as the opening day of a documented 7–8 February visit.
Global Education Summit
· London, England, United Kingdom
Buhari attended the Global Education Summit for the Global Partnership for Education in London. Date is represented as the opening day of a documented 27–30 July visit.
Seventy-sixth UN General Assembly
· United Nations Headquarters, New York City, New York, United States
Buhari traveled to New York City for the seventy-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly. The table establishes the trip and event but provides no narrative sentence beyond the listing.
Fiftieth anniversary of UNEP
· Nairobi, Kenya
Buhari attended the commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations Environment Programme in Nairobi. The table establishes the trip and event but provides no narrative sentence beyond the listing.
State visit to Spain
· Madrid, Spain
Buhari made a state visit to Madrid and met Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and King Felipe VI. Date is represented as the opening day of a documented 31 May–1 June visit.
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
· Kigali, Rwanda
Buhari attended the twenty-sixth Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Kigali. The table establishes the trip and event but provides no narrative sentence beyond the listing.
United Nations Ocean Conference
· Lisbon, Portugal
Buhari made a working visit to Lisbon that included meetings with President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and participation in the UN Ocean Conference. Date is represented as the opening day of a documented 28 June–2 July visit.
Liberian independence anniversary
· Monrovia, Liberia
Buhari made a working visit to Monrovia for Liberia's 175th independence anniversary celebrations. The table establishes the trip and event but provides no narrative sentence beyond the listing.
Amílcar Cabral Award visit
· Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Buhari visited Bissau, where President Umaro Sissoco Embaló awarded him the Amílcar Cabral Award.
United States-Africa Leaders Summit
· Washington, D.C., United States
Buhari attended the United States-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington with other African leaders. Date is represented as the opening day of a documented 10–18 December visit.
Dakar 2 Summit
· Dakar, Senegal
Buhari attended the Dakar 2 food-sovereignty summit and was a keynote speaker. Date is represented as the opening day of a documented 24–26 January visit.
Least Developed Countries conference
· Doha, Qatar
Buhari attended the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries in Doha. Date is represented as the opening day of a documented 4–8 March visit.
Final official Saudi visit
· Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Buhari made his last official visit to Saudi Arabia and performed Umrah during the trip. Date is represented as the opening day of a documented 11–19 April visit.
Coronation of Charles III
· London, England, United Kingdom
Buhari attended the coronation of Charles III and Camilla in London and extended the trip for medical appointments. The source specifies the official event dates and says the visit was extended by a week.
Handover of presidential power
· Eagle Square, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
Buhari handed power to Bola Tinubu at the presidential inauguration ceremony at Eagle Square.
Return to Daura after presidency
· Daura, Katsina State, Nigeria
After the handover ceremony, Buhari left Abuja and returned to Daura, where he retired to his farm and family seat. The return occurred after the 29 May 2023 handover; the source does not provide a separate arrival time in Daura.
Death in London
· London, England, United Kingdom
Buhari died in a clinic in London after traveling there for medical treatment. The specific clinic is not identified; coordinates represent London.