Nigerian president dies

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Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has died, an official at his office confirmed late on Wednesday.

The website 234next.com reported that he died at the Nigerian presidential villa.

Yar'Adua won the 2007 presidential election with 24.6 million ballots cast in his favor, which was 70% of the vote.

But the election was highly controversial. Strongly criticized by observers, as well as the two primary opposition candidates, Muhammadu Buhari of the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP) and Atiku Abubakar of the Action Congress (AC), its results were largely rejected as having been rigged in Yar'Adua's favor.

Yar'Adua's new cabinet was sworn in on July 26, 2007. It had 39 ministers, including two from the ANPP. However, Buhari and Abubakar filed petitions to have the results of the 2007 presidential election invalidated due to alleged fraud, but a court rejected the petitions on February 26, 2008.

President Yar'Adua left Nigeria on November 23, 2009 and was reported to be receiving treatment for pericarditis at a clinic in Saudi Arabia. He had not been seen in public since and his absence created a dangerous vacuum of power in Nigeria.

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"Pericarditis may be caused by viral, bacterial, or fungal infection. The most common viral pathogen has traditionally been considered coxsackievirus based on studies in children from the 1960s, but recent data suggest adults are most commonly afflicted with cytomegalovirus, herpesvirus, and HIV.[5



He had HIV. Uuuff.

[NewHargeisaGirl]

And we care b/c ?
oh yeah Palin 2012

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AUN

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And we care b/c ?
oh yeah Palin 2012

You don't care, but I care.

Nigeria is an important country to Africa and has a large population. The country has recently been experiencing political trouble complied with religious and ethnic violence. The dead of a president sends shockwaves throughout a country, this could potentially lead to more violence

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why would it lead to more violence? The man died of natural causes not an assassination.

[ToughGong]

He was one of few African pesidents with a spotless record, devoid of any suspicions or charges of corruption.

AUN

[IRONm@N]

AUN

he was a good, honest man, a Muslim.

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AUN.

[lali99]

AUN..amin

[nomadicwarlord]

AUN Umar Yardua.

Good luck to Pres. Jonathan Goodluck.

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AUN Umar Yardua.

Good luck to Pres. Jonathan Goodluck.

his name is actually goodluck jonathan

[FAH1223]

AUN the man was already fragile when he was the winner of the elections three years ago

[anilweyne]

AUN.

Gee, someone has seen the light and is into Spiritual-awareness.

[OliveOil]

Basra said "AUN"





Anyway, who cares