Tijjani Muhammad-Bande

Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, Nigerian career-diplomat, President of the United Nations General Assembly (2019)

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Born: December 7, 1957
Age in 2026: 69
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
Birth year: 1957

About Tijjani Muhammad-Bande

Tijjani Muhammad-Bande (born 7 December 1957) is a Nigerian diplomat, academic and political scientist who was the president of the United Nations General Assembly 74th session from 17 September 2019 to 15 September 2020. He previously served as vice president of the 71st session from September 2016 to September 2017. He served as Nigeria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2017 to 2024. Muhammad-Bande was born and educated in Zagga, a town in present-day Kebbi State. Muhammad-Bande received a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Toronto in 1987.

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The world when Tijjani Muhammad-Bande was born

Tijjani Muhammad-Bande was born in 1957. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1957

#1 song"All Shook Up" – Elvis Presley
Top movieThe Bridge on the River Kwai
Top TV showGunsmoke
Best-selling bookOn the Road – Jack Kerouac

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentMilwaukee Braves win the World Series
Top headlineSoviet Union launches Sputnik — Space Race begins
Technology milestoneSputnik 1 becomes first artificial satellite in orbit
Defining fadHula hoops (early buzz)
Notable inventionFrisbee
World population2.87 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
Sports championMilwaukee Braves (World Series)
Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
U.S. population171.2M

1957 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Tijjani Muhammad-Bande's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1957	2026
Gas	$0.31	$3.45/gal
Average home	$12,200	$435,000
Average income	$6,700	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.00	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.51	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	171.2M	341 million

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