Babangida, Ibrahim Badamosi(also Ibrahim Gbadamosi Babangida)

1941 - Ibrahim Babangida hails from the Gwari ethnic group and was born in Minna in Niger State.

1962 - Joined the Nigerian Army's officer corps.

1976-1979 - Served in an administrative capacity under the military government of Olusegun Obasanjo.

1962-1983 - Started his promtion as a Second Lieutenant then he bacame Lieutenant in 1966, and in 1968 as a Captain and hit the Major position in 1970 few month later he begun to be a Lieutenant Colonel. And he reach his top rank in 1983 when he became Major General.

1964-1973 - Studied at the Indian military School, in 1966 studied in Royal Armoured Center in August 1972 to June 1973 took Armoured Officer course at Armored School.

1977 - Advance Armoured Officer course in Command and Staff College, jaji in Jan 1977 to July the same year.

1980 - Policy and strategic studies course NIPS Kuru, and (Senior International Defence Management Course, Naval Post graduate school, U.S).

1986 - Issued a referendum to garner support for austerity measures suggested by the IMF and the World Bank, and subsequently launched his "Structural Adjustment Program" (SAP).

1990 - Babangida's government was almost toppled by a coup attempt led by Major Gideon Orkar.

1993 - The NDSC issued an ultimatum to the NDSC to join an interim government or face yet another round of elections.

         - Announced that the interim government would be inaugurated on 27th of August .

        - On August 26, amidst a new round of strikes and protests that had brought all economic activity in the country to a halt, Babangida declared that he was stepping down from the presidency.

2006 - Babangida announced that he would run for president in Nigeria's 2007 national elections.