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Nigeria's former President Muhammadu Buhari died in London on Sunday following a "prolonged illness," a presidential spokesperson said.
"President Buhari died today in London at about 4:30 p.m. (1530 GMT)," President Bola Tinubu's spokesperson said in a post on X.
The 82-year-old Buhari first led the country as a military ruler after a coup in the 1980s.
He later rebranded himself as a "converted democrat" and then defeated incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015 in what was judged to be Nigeria's fairest election to date.
He remained in power until 2023.
This breaking news story will be updated shortly.
Edited by: Jenipher Camino Gonzalez
