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October 23, 2005
Nigerian first lady dies after surgery in Spain
The wife of Olusegun Obasanjo, the Nigerian president, died after undergoing surgery in Spain, the presidency said.
October 23, 2005, 12:30
Stella Obasanjo (59) was separated from Obasanjo in the early 1990s but they reunited during his imprisonment under the military dictatorship of Sani Abacha later in that decade, and she has served as first lady for six years.
"President Olusegun Obasanjo announced with the deepest sorrow, in the early hours of this morning of his beloved wife and first lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria", Obasanjo's spokesperson said. - Reuters
Posted by Publisher at October 23, 2005 11:21 AM
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