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Olusegun Obasanjo
Former President of Nigeria; Chairman and Advisory Board Member Emeritus, The Brenthurst Foundation
Member of The Brenthurst Foundation's Advisory Board
Nigeria
President Olusegun Obasanjo is the former President of the Republic of Nigeria. He is an international statesman with a passion for conflict resolution and mediation. In 2008 he was appointed by the United Nations as a special envoy for Africa and has since overseen democratic elections on behalf of the African Union and Ecowas in countries across the continent.
President Obasanjo had a distinguished military career, was a member of the 1957 UN Peace Keeping Mission to Congo, and received the instrument of surrender on behalf the Nigerian Government from the opposing forces in the Nigerian Civil War that lasted from 1967 to 1970. He rose to the rank of full General and became the Nigerian Head of State on the assassination of the then Military Head of State in 1976. He handed over to a democratically elected government in 1979. He was later jailed for his pro-democracy views for three and a half years. On release, he was democratically elected President in 1999 and served two terms. He is the author of over 30 books covering a variety of topics.
He was chairman of The Brenthurst Foundation Advisory Board until June 2023 and continues to be an emeritus member of the board.
Content by Olusegun Obasanjo
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Gdansk Declaration: African Opposition Unites to Fight Authoritarian Regimes
Lech Walesa, Yulia Tymoshenko, Olusegun Obasanjo
16 Aug 2023
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The Gdańsk Declaration: Solidarity for Democracy
Greg Mills, Juan Carlos Pinzón Bueno, Alfonso de Prat Gay, Olusegun Obasanjo
26 Jun 2023
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The Brenthurst Foundation Board Members President Johnson Sirleaf, President Obasanjo and President Koroma Receive Order of the Eagle of Zambia Award
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Olusegun Obasanjo, Ernest Bai Koroma
14 Jul 2022
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Simplifying Peacemaking in a Complex World
Hailemariam Desalegn, Kgalema Motlanthe, Olusegun Obasanjo
12 Jul 2022
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There Will Be African Victims of Russia's War, Warn Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Olusegun Obasanjo
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Olusegun Obasanjo
19 Jun 2022
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Statement on the Prospects for Peace in Ethiopia by H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo High Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for the Horn of Africa
Olusegun Obasanjo
14 Nov 2021
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The Brenthurst Foundation Holds Annual Advisory Board Meeting In Morocco
Olusegun Obasanjo, Jonathan Oppenheimer, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Alberto Trejos, Ernest Bai Koroma, Mcebisi Jonas, Torben Brylle, Greg Mills
21 Oct 2021
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From Afghanistan to Africa: What the West's Failure Should Teach Us
Olusegun Obasanjo, David Kilcullen, Greg Mills
4 Aug 2021
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The Asian Roundabout: Afghanistan After the West's Withdrawal
Greg Mills, Olusegun Obasanjo, Richard Harper, Ray Hartley, Robin Auld, Johnny Clegg
26 Jul 2021
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Kenneth Kaunda: A Great Son of Africa Who Fought for Independence
Olusegun Obasanjo
18 Jun 2021
VIDEOS
A Aspiração Asiática
Emily van der Merwe, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Olusegun Obasanjo, Hailemariam Desalegn, Bobi Wine, Greg Mills, Ray Hartley, Marie-Noelle Nwokolo
14 Oct 2020
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L'aspiration asiatique
Emily van der Merwe, Marie-Noelle Nwokolo, Ray Hartley, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Olusegun Obasanjo, Hailemariam Desalegn, Bobi Wine, Greg Mills
14 Oct 2020