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Umaru Musa Yar'Adua

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, Nigerian businessman and politician, 13th President of Nigeria (died 2010)

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Born
August 16, 1951
Died
May 5, 2010
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1951

About Umaru Musa Yar'Adua

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua () (16 August 1951 – 5 May 2010) was a Nigerian politician who served as the president of Nigeria from 2007 until his death in May 2010. He won the Nigerian presidential election held on 21 April 2007, and was sworn in on 29 May 2007. He had previously served as the governor of Katsina State from 1999 to 2007; and was a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In 2009, Yar'Adua left for Saudi Arabia to receive treatment for pericarditis. He returned to Nigeria on 24 February 2010, but died on 5 May. The first workshop in Katsina to encourage dialogue between Muslims and Christians was held on 19 and 20 February 2003.

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Umaru Musa Yar'Adua timeline

  1. The first workshop in Katsina to encourage dialogue between Muslims and Christians was held on 19 and 20 February 2003.
  2. He won the Nigerian presidential election held on 21 April 2007, and was sworn in on 29 May 2007.

The world when Umaru Musa Yar'Adua was born

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua was born in 1951. 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 1951

  • #1 song"Too Young" – Nat King Cole
  • Top movieAn American in Paris
  • Top TV showI Love Lucy
  • Best-selling bookThe Catcher in the Rye – J.D. Salinger

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBobby Thomson's "Shot Heard Round the World"
  • Top headlineI Love Lucy premieres and becomes a cultural phenomenon
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial computer (UNIVAC I) delivered
  • Defining fadI Love Lucy
  • Notable inventionSuper Glue
  • World population2.59 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonRochester Royals (NBA)
  • U.S. population154.0M

1951 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19512026
Gas$0.27$3.45/gal
Average home$8,800$435,000
Average income$5,500$67,500
Minimum wage$0.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.53$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population154.0M341 million

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