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84-615: The name "Dodan" originated from the site of a battle fought during the Burma campaign of World War II by the 82nd West African Division . Dodan Barracks was one of the bases of a group of Nigerian Army majors who overthrew the First Nigerian Republic in January 1966 . The coup was suppressed by the army whose commander, Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi , then became head of state. In July 1966, Dodan Barracks became

168-444: A "puppet" of Obasanjo, who could not have won the nomination under fair circumstances. Shortly after his nomination, Yar'Adua chose Goodluck Jonathan , governor of Bayelsa state , as his vice-presidential candidate. Another view regarding the support he received from President Olusegun Obasanjo is that, he was one of few serving governors with a spotless record, devoid of any suspicions or charges of corruption. He also belonged to

252-566: A Chinese-manned M3 Light Tank battalion and an American long-range penetration brigade known as " Merrill's Marauders ". In 1943, the Thai Phayap Army invasion headed to Xishuangbanna at China, but were driven back by the Chinese nationalist force. In October 1943 the Chinese 38th Division led by Sun Li-jen began to advance from Ledo, Assam towards Myitkyina and Mogaung while American engineers and Indian labourers extended

336-578: A board member of Katsina State Farmers' Supply Company between 1984 and 1985, Member of the Governing Council of Katsina College of Arts, Science and Technology Zaria and Katsina Polytechnic, between 1978 and 1983, board chairman of Katsina State Investment and Property Development Company between 1994 and 1996. He also served as a director of many companies, including Habib Nigeria Bank Ltd, 1995–99; Lodigiani Nigeria Ltd., 1987–99, Hamada Holdings, 1983–99; and Madara Ltd., Vom, Jos, 1987–99. He

420-465: A century. Gowon was overthrown in a July 1975 coup , succeeded by General Murtala Mohammed . In an attempted coup in February 1976 , Murtala was killed when his convoy was ambushed. Obasanjo moved into the barracks for security reasons. In 1977, troops invaded the compound of the influential musician Fela Kuti , called the father of Afrobeat , who was critical of the military regime. They beat up

504-464: A force of two Chinese regiments, Unit Galahad (Merrill's Marauders) and Kachin guerrillas captured the airfield at Myitkyina. The Allies did not immediately follow up this success and the Japanese were able to reinforce the town, which fell only after a siege that lasted until 3 August. The capture of Myitkyina airfield nevertheless immediately helped secure the air link from India to Chongqing over

588-577: A hasty and disorganised retreat to India, where they were put under the command of the American General Joseph Stilwell . After recuperating they were re-equipped and retrained by American instructors. The rest of the Chinese troops tried to return to Yunnan through remote mountainous forests and of these, at least half died. In accordance with the Thai military alliance with Japan that was signed on 21 December 1941, on 21 March,

672-557: A lecturer at the College of Arts, Science, and Technology in Zaria , Kaduna state , between 1976 and 1979. In 1979, he began working as a lecturer at College of Art Science, remaining in this position until 1983, when he began working in the corporate sector. Yar'Adua worked at Sambo Farms Ltd. in Funtua , Katsina state, as its pioneer General Manager, between 1983 and 1989. He served as

756-723: A member of the 1988 Constituent Assembly . He was a member of the party's National Caucus and the Nigerian Social Democratic Party's (SDP) State Secretary in Katsina. He contested for the governorship position in the 1991 election, but lost to Saidu Barda , the candidate of the National Republican Convention. In 1999, Yar'Adua won the Katsina state governorship election. He was the first governor to publicly declare his assets. Yar'Adua's administration saw various developments in

840-533: A parties registration agency. It also recommended speedy resolution of legal challenges of elections, presumably before the swearing in ceremony of the victor of the seat being challenged. During his tenure as president, Yar'Adua had tried to improve foreign relations with other countries to also help with social justice and national security. While talking with President George W. Bush , he had explained that he would help fight corruption within Nigeria and help grow

924-574: A resolution on whether Yar'Adua was "incapable of discharging the functions of his office". The ruling also stated that the Federal Executive Council should hear testimony of five doctors, one of whom should be Yar'Adua's personal physician. On 9 February 2010, the Senate controversially used the " doctrine of necessity " to transfer Presidential Powers to Vice President Goodluck Jonathan , and declared him Acting President, with all

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1008-548: A revolt by the Burma National Army in 1945. On the Allied side, political relations were mixed for much of the war. The China Burma India Theater American-trained Chinese X Force led to cooperation between the two countries, but the clashing strategies proposed by General Joseph Stilwell and Chinese Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek would lead to Stilwell's eventual removal from his position as American Commander of

1092-541: A treaty of friendship with Japan), and launched an attack over jungle-clad mountain ranges into the southern Burmese province of Tenasserim (now Tanintharyi Region ) in January 1942. In the face of the Japanese advances, huge numbers of Indians, Anglo-Indians, and Anglo-Burmese fled Burma, around 600,000 by the autumn of 1942, which was until then the largest mass migration in history. Perhaps 80,000 of those in flight would die from starvation, exhaustion and disease. Some of

1176-492: Is married to the former Kebbi state governor, Usman Dakingari . Another daughter, Nafisa, is married to Isa Yuguda , a former governor of Bauchi state . Her sister Maryam is married to Ibrahim Shema , Yar'Adua's successor as Katsina state governor . Yar'Adua was also married to Hauwa Umar Radda from 1992 to 1997, and they had two children. Yar'Adua started his education at Rafukka Primary School in 1958, and moved to Dutsinma Boarding Primary School in 1962. He attended

1260-526: Is the fact that many Nigerians, in an attempt to utilize opportunities offered by globalization, became victims of the integration process. During the administration, incidences against Nigerians in the course of the country's foreign relations with other states were at a high level. It was the same across Africa, Europe, and Asia. For instance, in May 2008, South Africans unleashed xenophobic attacks on immigrants and many Nigerians suffered grievous loss and distress in

1344-472: The 17th Indian Infantry Division tried to retreat over the Sittaung River , but Japanese parties reached the vital bridge before they did. On 22 February, the bridge was demolished to prevent its capture, a decision that has since been extremely contentious. The loss of two brigades of 17th Indian Division meant that Rangoon could not be defended. General Archibald Wavell , the commander-in-chief of

1428-457: The Allied recapture of Burma in 1945. The campaign had a number of notable features. The geographical characteristics of the region meant that weather, disease and terrain had a major effect on operations. The lack of transport infrastructure placed an emphasis on military engineering and air transport to move and supply troops, and evacuate wounded. The campaign was also politically complex, with

1512-569: The American-British-Dutch-Australian Command , nevertheless ordered Rangoon to be held as he was expecting substantial reinforcements from the Middle East. Although some units arrived, counterattacks failed and the new commander of Burma Army (General Harold Alexander ), ordered the city to be evacuated on 7 March after its port and oil refinery had been destroyed. The remnants of Burma Army broke out to

1596-529: The Burma Independence Army on a more regular basis as the Burma National Army under General Aung San . In practice, both government and army were strictly controlled by the Japanese authorities. On the Allied side, operations in Burma over the remainder of 1942 and in 1943 were a study of military frustration. Britain could only maintain three active campaigns, and immediate offensives in both

1680-577: The Katsina Emirate , a title which the younger Yar'Adua inherited. His paternal grandfather, Malam Umaru, had also held the title of Matawallen Katsina , while his paternal grandmother, Binta, was a princess of the Katsina Emirate and a sister of emir Muhammadu Dikko . Yar'Adua married Turai Yar'Adua of Katsina state in 1975; they had seven children (five daughters and two sons) and several grandchildren. Their daughter, Zainab ,

1764-602: The Middle East and Far East proved impossible through lack of resources. The Middle East was accorded priority, being closer to home and in accordance with the "Germany First" policy in London and Washington. The Allied build up was also hampered by the disordered state of Eastern India at the time. There were violent Quit India protests in Bengal and Bihar , which required large numbers of British troops to suppress. There

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1848-594: The Normandy Landings . The major effort was intended to be by American-trained Chinese troops of Northern Combat Area Command (NCAC) under Stilwell, to cover the construction of the Ledo Road . Orde Wingate had controversially gained approval for a greatly expanded Chindit force, which was given the task of assisting Stilwell by disrupting the Japanese lines of supply to the northern front. Chiang Kai-shek had also agreed reluctantly to mount an offensive from

1932-672: The Royal Air Force and the USAAF and established defensive strongholds around Indaw. Meanwhile, the Chinese forces on the Yunnan front ( Y Force ) mounted an attack starting in the second half of April, with nearly 75,000 troops crossing the Salween river on a 300-kilometre (190 mi) front. Soon some twelve Chinese divisions of 175,000 men, under General Wei Lihuang , were attacking the Japanese 56th Division. The Japanese forces in

2016-713: The Royal Thai Air Force , engaged the retreating Chinese 93rd Division. Kengtung , the main objective, was captured on 27 May. On 12 July, General Phin Choonhavan , who would become the Thai military governor of the occupied Shan State later in the war, ordered the 3rd Division of the Phayap Army from the southern part of the Shan State to occupy Karenni State and expel the Chinese 55th Division from Loikaw . The Chinese troops could not retreat because

2100-593: The lines of communication in North-eastern India . An innovation was the extensive use of aircraft to transport and supply troops. SEAC had to accommodate several rival plans, many of which had to be dropped for lack of resources. Amphibious landings on the Andaman Islands (Operation "Pigstick") and in Arakan were abandoned when the landing craft assigned were recalled to Europe in preparation for

2184-579: The Allied defensive lines and cutting off the Chinese armies from Yunnan . With the effective collapse of the entire defensive line, there was little choice left other than an overland retreat to India or to Yunnan. After the fall of Rangoon in March 1942, the Allies attempted to make a stand in the north of the country (Upper Burma), having been reinforced by a Chinese Expeditionary Force . The Japanese had also been reinforced by two divisions made available by

2268-654: The British, the United States and the Chinese all having different strategic priorities. It was also the only land campaign by the Western Allies in the Pacific Theatre which proceeded continuously from the start of hostilities to the end of the war. This was due to its geographical location. By extending from South East Asia to India, its area included some lands which the British lost at the outset of

2352-528: The Fifteenth Army and the newly formed Twenty-Eighth Army . The new commander of Fifteenth Army, Lieutenant General Renya Mutaguchi was keen to mount an offensive against India. Burma Area Army originally quashed this idea, but found that their superiors at Southern Expeditionary Army Group HQ in Singapore were keen on it. When the staff at Southern Expeditionary Army were persuaded that the plan

2436-692: The Government College at Keffi from 1965 until 1969. In 1971 he received a Higher School Certificate from Barewa College . He attended Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria from 1972 to 1975, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Education and Chemistry, and then returned in 1978 to pursue a master's degree in Analytical Chemistry . Yar'Adua's first employment was at Holy Child College in Lagos (1975–76). He later served as

2520-545: The Hump . Umaru Yar%27Adua Umaru Musa Yar'Adua GCFR ( ( listen ) ; 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

2604-463: The INA joined in this Chalo Delhi ("March on Delhi") with the war cry Jai Hind . Both Bose and Mutaguchi emphasised the advantages which would be gained by a successful attack into India. With misgivings on the part of several of Mutaguchi's superiors and subordinates, Operation U-Go was launched. Stilwell's forces (designated X Force) initially consisted of two American-equipped Chinese divisions with

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2688-538: The Indian frontier. The second action was controversial. Under the command of Brigadier Orde Wingate , a long-range penetration unit known as the Chindits infiltrated through the Japanese front lines and marched deep into Burma, with the initial aim of cutting the main north–south railway in Burma in an operation codenamed Operation Longcloth . Some 3,000 men entered Burma in many columns. They damaged communications of

2772-669: The Japanese 33rd Division during the Battle of Yenangyaung and rescued by the Chinese 38th Division. The retreat was conducted in very difficult circumstances. Starving refugees, disorganised stragglers, and the sick and wounded clogged the primitive roads and tracks leading to India. Burma Corps managed to make it most of the way to Imphal , in Manipur in India, just before the monsoon broke in May 1942, having lost most of their equipment and transport. There, they found themselves living out in

2856-407: The Japanese in northern Burma, cutting the railway for possibly two weeks but they suffered heavy casualties. Though the results were questioned the operation was used to propaganda effect, particularly to insist that British and Indian soldiers could live, move and fight as effectively as the Japanese in the jungle, doing much to restore morale among Allied troops. From December 1943 to November 1944

2940-617: The Lagos Environment and Sanitation Network identified a heavily polluted drainage channel in the Obalende mammy market , behind the State House and Dodan Barracks. An August 2007 analysis found the water was heavily contaminated with faecal material. People living and working in the market, Dodan Barracks and the State House were at risk from diseases such as typhoid fever, diarrhoea, dysentery and cholera. In January 2009, it

3024-651: The Ledo Road behind them. The Japanese 18th Division was repeatedly outflanked by the Marauders and threatened with encirclement. In Operation Thursday , the Chindits were to support Stilwell by interdicting Japanese communications in the region of Indaw . A brigade began marching across the Patkai mountains on 5 February 1944. In early March three other brigades were flown into landing zones behind Japanese lines by

3108-550: The North were now fighting on two fronts in northern Burma. On 17 May, control of the Chindits passed from Slim to Stilwell. The Chindits now moved from the Japanese rear areas to new bases closer to Stilwell's front, and were given additional tasks by Stilwell for which they were not equipped. They achieved several objectives, but at the cost of heavy casualties. By the end of June, they had linked up with Stilwell's forces but were exhausted, and were withdrawn to India. Also on 17 May,

3192-489: The People's Democratic Movement (PDM) – a powerful political block, founded by his late brother, Shehu Musa Yar'Adua , who was Obasanjo's second-in-command during his military rule. In the presidential election held on 21 April 2007, Yar'Adua won 70% of the votes ( 24.6 million votes) according to official results released on 23 April. The election was highly controversial. Strongly criticized by observers, as well as

3276-590: The Peoples Front of Nigeria with other members such as Atiku Abubakar , Baba Gana Kingibe , Bola Tinubu , Sabo Bakin Zuwo , Wada Abubakar, Abdullahi Aliyu Sumaila , Abubakar Koko and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso , a political association under the leadership of his elder brother, the late Major-General Shehu Musa Yar'Adua . That association later formed the Social Democratic Party . Yar'Adua was

3360-658: The Thais and Japanese also agreed that the Karenni State and Shan States were to be under Thai control. The rest of Burma was to be under Japanese control. The leading elements of the Thai Phayap Army under General J. R. Seriroengrit crossed the border into the Shan States on 10 May 1942. Three Thai infantry division and one cavalry division, spearheaded by armoured reconnaissance groups and supported by

3444-554: The Yunnan. Under British Fourteenth Army, the Indian XV Corps prepared to renew the advance in Arakan province, while IV Corps launched a tentative advance from Imphal in the centre of the long front to distract Japanese attention from the other offensives. About the same time that SEAC was established, the Japanese created the Burma Area Army under Lieutenant General Masakazu Kawabe , which took under command

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3528-486: The accompanying powers, until Yar'Adua returned to full health. The power transfer, considered illegal by some, was described as a "coup without the word" by opposition lawyers and lawmakers. However, there were others who felt the power vacuum would lead to instability and a possible military takeover. In 2007, Yar'Adua, who suffered from a kidney condition, challenged his critics to a game of squash in an endeavor to end speculations about his health. On 6 March 2007, he

3612-413: The agenda. The power sector was not adequately funded, infrastructural deficit was not closed down and the troublesome process of reforming land use regulations hampered a reform of the land tenure law. Yar'Adua established a presidential electoral reform committee to look into the legal factors, social and political institutions and security issues that affects the quality and credibility of elections in

3696-452: The campaign and divided it into four phases: the Japanese invasion, which led to the expulsion of British, Indian and Chinese forces in 1942; failed attempts by the Allies to mount offensives into Burma, from late 1942 to early 1944; the 1944 Japanese invasion of India, which ultimately failed following the battles of Imphal and Kohima ; and finally the successful Allied offensive which liberated Burma from late 1944 to mid-1945. The campaign

3780-439: The capture of Singapore and defeated both the newly organised Burma Corps and the Chinese force. The Allies were also faced with growing numbers of Burmese insurgents and the civil administration broke down in the areas they still held. With their forces cut off from almost all sources of supply, the Allied commanders finally decided to evacuate their forces from Burma. On 16 April, in Burma, 7,000 British soldiers were encircled by

3864-688: The conquered areas and some territories were annexed by Thailand. In 1942 and 1943, the international Allied force in British India launched several failed offensives to retake lost territories. Fighting intensified in 1944 , and British Empire forces peaked at around 1 million land and air forces. These forces were drawn primarily from British India, with British Army forces (equivalent to eight regular infantry divisions and six tank regiments), 100,000 East and West African colonial troops, and smaller numbers of land and air forces from several other Dominions and Colonies. These additional forces allowed

3948-604: The country and also, to make recommendations on improving the credibility of elections. The reform committee was headed by Mohammed Uwais , a former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria . Among the recommendations of the committee was constitutional measures to make the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) truly independent, removing some of the activities of INEC with the creation of an electoral commission and

4032-483: The country. The Provisional Government of Free India , with its Indian National Army fought under Imperial Japan, especially during Operation U-Go in 1944. The INA had earlier collaborated with Nazi Germany . The dominating attitude of the Japanese militarist who commanded the army stationed in the country, ultimately doomed the co-prosperity sphere as a whole, leading to local hopes for real independence fading and

4116-619: The cover of darkness. His state of health was unclear, but there was speculation that he was still on a life support machine . Various political and religious figures in Nigeria had visited him during his illness saying he would make a recovery. Yar'Adua died on 5 May at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa . An Islamic burial took place on 6 May in his hometown in Katsina . The Federal Government of Nigeria declared

4200-513: The economy. Though, this turned out not to be so and instead he weakened foreign relations with other countries. For instance, as more Nigerians engaged in trips abroad and consequently increased interactions with citizens of other states, issues of maltreatment of Nigerians abroad equally escalated in equal proportion. Thus, the period between 2007 and 2010 seemed characterised of an era when globalization heavily impacted Nigeria's foreign relations rather negatively. What appears to give credence to this

4284-552: The ejection of the Japanese back beyond the Chindwin River . In August 1943, the Allies created South East Asia Command (SEAC), a new combined command responsible for the South-East Asian Theatre, under Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten . The training, equipment, health and morale of Allied troops under British Fourteenth Army under Lieutenant General William Slim was improving, as was the capacity of

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4368-447: The first Nigerian president to do so), according to which he had ₦ 856,452,892 ( US$ 5.8 million ) in assets, ₦19 million ( $ 0.1 million ) of which belonged to his wife. He also had ₦88,793,269.77 ( $ 0.5 million ) in liabilities. This disclosure, which fulfilled a pre-election promise he made, was intended to set an example for other Nigerian politicians and discourage corruption. On 24 February 2010, Yar'Adua returned to Abuja under

4452-514: The grinding poverty and environmental degradation that lay at the heart of political discontent in the region. Instead, many regional political figures were directly implicated in sponsoring and arming militia groups that carried out violent abuses. His amnesty initiative for militants later brought peace into the Niger Delta. In early 2009, Boko Haram launched a military campaign for Islamic rule in Nigeria. According to initial media reports,

4536-415: The grounds were dirty and unkempt, sewage was leaking from broken pipes, the walls of some buildings were cracked and most were abandoned. In 2004 the then civilian President Olusegun Obasanjo - as a gesture of a departure from past military dictatorship finally ordered Dodan Barracks and all other military barracks not in use across the country be handed over to the country's Police Force. In August 2006,

4620-571: The men, raped the women and threw Fela into detention. His 78-year-old mother died later of injuries from being thrown from a second story window. On his release, he recorded an album titled Coffin For Head of State . Fela and his supporters marched his mother's empty coffin to Dodan Barracks and left it there to shame Obasanjo. The Dodan Barracks was the location for a meeting in April 1978 between US President Jimmy Carter and Olusegun Obasanjo. In

4704-627: The north, narrowly escaping encirclement. On the eastern part of the front, in the Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road , the Chinese 200th Division held up the Japanese for a time around Toungoo , but after its fall the road was open for motorised troops of the Japanese 56th Division to shatter the Chinese Sixth Army to the east in the Karenni States and advance northward through the Shan States to capture Lashio , outflanking

4788-424: The open under torrential rains in extremely unhealthy circumstances. The army and civil authorities in India were very slow to respond to the needs of the troops and civilian refugees. Due to lack of communication, when the British retreated from Burma, almost none of the Chinese knew about the retreat. Realising that they could not win without British support, some of the X Force committed by Chiang Kai-shek made

4872-487: The post-war years. Japanese objectives in Burma were initially limited to the capture of Rangoon (now known as Yangon), the capital and principal seaport. This would close the overland supply line to China and provide a strategic bulwark to defend Japanese gains in British Malaya and the Dutch East Indies . The Japanese Fifteenth Army under Lieutenant General Shōjirō Iida , initially consisting of only two infantry divisions, moved into northern Thailand (which had signed

4956-498: The process. Under Yar'Adua, Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta became increasingly militarized and insecure. Scores of civilians were murdered by armed gangs and security forces in 2007, and the violence further impeded the impoverished region's development. Much of the insecurity that plagued the Delta was directly related to failures of governance at all levels. Despite massive budget increases due to rising oil prices, federal, state, and local governments made no effective effort to address

5040-427: The routes to Yunnan were controlled by Axis forces and many Chinese soldiers were captured. The Thais remained in control of the Shan States for the remainder of the war. Their troops suffered from supply shortages and disease, but were not subjected to Allied attacks. The Japanese did not renew their offensive after the monsoon ended. They installed a nominally independent Burmese government under Ba Maw , and reformed

5124-407: The seat of power in Nigeria after a counter-coup in which Ironsi was killed and his chief of staff, General Yakubu Gowon was made head of state, moving into the Federal Guard officer's mess. The Barracks was the location where Gowon received the formal Biafran surrender at the end of the Nigerian Civil War in January 1970. Subsequent rulers kept their base at the barracks for the next quarter of

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5208-435: The state. Katsina became the fifth northern Nigerian state to adopt sharia , or Islamic law. Education was prioritised and several schools were built in local areas. Yar'Adua also delivered on his promise of running an efficient public administration, with corruption significantly hampered. In 2003, he was re-elected for a second term in office and his successor was Ibrahim Shema . Between 16 and 17 December 2006, Yar'Adua

5292-413: The strategic balance of the Burma campaign shifted decisively. Improvements in Allied leadership, training and logistics, together with greater firepower and growing Allied air superiority, gave Allied forces a confidence they had previously lacked. In the Arakan, XV Indian Corps withstood, and then broke, a Japanese counterstrike, while the Japanese invasion of India resulted in unbearably heavy losses and

5376-413: The strength and effectiveness of the fighting units. Nevertheless, the Allies mounted two operations during the 1942–1943 dry season. The first was a small offensive into the coastal Arakan Province of Burma. The Indian Eastern Army intended to reoccupy the Mayu peninsula and Akyab Island, which had an important airfield. A division advanced to Donbaik, only a few miles from the end of the peninsula but

5460-449: The successful December 1983 coup , when General Muhammadu Buhari seized power from President Shehu Shagari , the troops in the barracks initially resisted, only to yield the day after. A palace coup in August 1985 orchestrated by General Ibrahim Babangida , seized power from under Buhari. In January 1986, a Special Military Tribunal was established to try suspects accused of plotting to overthrow General Babangida. The tribunal conducted

5544-399: The theater. On the other hand, China–India relations were positive from the cooperative Burma Road , built to reach the Chinese Y Force and the Chinese war effort inside China , as well as from the heroic missions over the extremely dangerous air route over the Himalayas , nicknamed " The Hump ". The campaign would have a great impact on the independence struggle of Burma and India in

5628-430: The trial at the Dodan Barracks, finding 17 of the defendants guilty of treason. Dodan Barracks was one of the key locations seized in the April 1990 coup attempt by Major Gideon Orkar against General Ibrahim Babangida. Babangida was resident when the barracks were attacked, but escaped by a back route. The guards thwarted the coup attempt, losing five members in defence of Dodan Barracks. Babangida's wife, Maryam , who

5712-462: The two primary opposition candidates, Muhammadu Buhari of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and Atiku Abubakar of the Action Congress (AC), the result was largely rejected as having been rigged in Yar'Adua's favour. After the election, Yar'Adua proposed a government of national unity. In late June 2007, two opposition parties, the ANPP and the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA), agreed to join Yar'Adua's government. Yar'Adua's new cabinet

5796-410: The violence began on 26 July 2009 when Boko Haram launched an attack on a police station in Bauchi State . Clashes between the militants and the Nigeria Police Force erupted in Kano , Yobe and Borno . Which led Yar'Adua to order an investigation into the killing of the leader of the radical Islamist sect, which was responsible for violence that left more than 700 people dead. Many are devastated and

5880-404: The war is still going on today. Yar'Adua left Nigeria on 23 November 2009, and was reported to be receiving treatment for pericarditis at a clinic in Saudi Arabia . He was not seen in public again, and his absence created a power vacuum which was usurped by a cabal. On 22 January 2010, the Supreme Court of Nigeria ruled that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) had fourteen days to decide

5964-401: The war, but also included areas of India wherein the Japanese advance was eventually stopped. The climate of the region is dominated by the seasonal monsoon rains, which allowed effective campaigning for only just over half of each year. This, together with other factors such as famine and disorder in British India and the priority given by the Allies to the defeat of Nazi Germany , prolonged

6048-614: The worst massacres in Burma during World War II would be perpetrated not by the Japanese but by Burmese gangs linked to the Burma Independence Army. The Japanese successfully attacked over the Kawkareik Pass and captured the port of Moulmein at the mouth of the Salween River after overcoming stiff resistance. They then advanced northwards, outflanking successive British defensive positions. Troops of

6132-667: Was Chairman of Nation House Press Ltd., Kaduna, from 1995 to 1999. During the Second Republic (1979–83), Yar'Adua was a member of the leftist People's Redemption Party , while his father was briefly the National Vice Chairman of the National Party of Nigeria . During the transition programme of General Ibrahim Babangida to the Third Republic , Yar'Adua was one of the foundation members of

6216-617: 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. Yar'adua was born in Katsina State , Nigeria. His father, Musa Yar'Adua , was a Minister for Lagos in the First Republic and held the chieftaincy title of Matawalle (custodian of the royal treasury) of

6300-927: Was a series of battles fought in the British colony of Burma . It was part of the South-East Asian theatre of World War II and primarily involved forces of the Allies (mainly from the British Empire and the Republic of China , with support from the United States ) against the invading forces of the Empire of Japan . Imperial Japan was supported by the Thai Phayap Army , as well as two collaborationist independence movements and armies. Nominally independent puppet states were established in

6384-532: Was also a disastrous famine in Bengal , which may have led to 3 million deaths through starvation, disease and exposure. In such conditions of chaos, it was difficult to improve the inadequate lines of communication to the front line in Assam or make use of local industries for the war effort. Efforts to improve the training of Allied troops took time and in forward areas poor morale and endemic disease combined to reduce

6468-401: Was also present with her children at the time of the coup attempt, recalled that when she moved into the barracks in 1985 she had to arrange for considerable renovations to make the rooms more suitable for formal receptions. After the move of army headquarters to Abuja in 1991, and the resumption of civilian power in 1999, funding for maintenance of the barracks was greatly reduced. By late 2003

6552-582: Was also strongly affected from the political atmosphere which erupted in the South-East Asian regions occupied by Japan, who pursued the Pan-Asianist policy of a " Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere ". These led to a Japanese-sponsored revolution during the initial invasion and the establishment of the State of Burma , whose Burma Independence Army had spearheaded the initial attacks against

6636-491: Was chosen as the presidential candidate of the ruling People's Democratic Party for the April 2007 election , receiving 3,024 votes from party delegates; his closest rival, Rochas Okorocha , received 372 votes. Yar'Adua's success in the primary election was attributed to the support of incumbent President Olusegun Obasanjo ; At the time of his nomination, he was an obscure figure on the national stage, and has been described as

6720-437: Was flown to Germany for medical reasons, further fomenting rumors about his health. His spokesperson said this was due to stress and quoted Yar'Adua as saying he was fine and would soon be back to campaigning. Another report, which was rejected by Yar'Adua's spokesperson, claims that Yar'Adua collapsed after suffering a possible heart attack. On 28 June 2007, Yar'Adua publicly revealed his declaration of assets from May (becoming

6804-580: Was halted by a small but well entrenched Japanese force. At this stage of the war, the Allies lacked the means and tactical ability to overcome strongly constructed Japanese bunkers. Repeated British and Indian attacks failed with heavy casualties. Japanese reinforcements arrived from Central Burma and crossed rivers and mountain ranges which the Allies had declared to be impassable, to hit the Allies' exposed left flank and overrun several units. The exhausted British were unable to hold any defensive lines and were forced to abandon much equipment and fall back almost to

6888-599: Was inherently risky, they in turn found that Imperial General Headquarters in Tokyo was in favour of Mutaguchi's plan. The Japanese were influenced to an unknown degree by Subhas Chandra Bose , commander of the Indian National Army . This was composed largely of Indian soldiers who had been captured in Malaya or Singapore, and Indians ( Tamils ) living in Malaya. At Bose's instigation, a substantial contingent of

6972-808: Was reported that President Umaru Yar'Adua would spend part of his vacation at the barracks. 6°26′58″N 3°25′1″E  /  6.44944°N 3.41694°E  / 6.44944; 3.41694 Burma campaign Allies : [REDACTED]   United Kingdom Medical support: Axis : [REDACTED]   Japan [REDACTED] ~107,391 including sick [REDACTED] ~86,600 excluding sick [REDACTED] 3,253 total casualties [REDACTED] 200,000 overall [REDACTED] ~150 in combat • 5,149 died from diseases [REDACTED] 2,615 dead or missing Second Sino-Japanese War Taishō period Shōwa period Asia-Pacific Mediterranean and Middle East Other campaigns Coups The Burma campaign

7056-461: Was sworn in on 26 July 2007. It included 39 ministers, including two for the ANPP. In August 2007, the administration unveiled a seven-point agenda to be the focal point of the administration's solution to developmental challenges and stated goal of elevating Nigeria to be among the twenty largest economies in the world by 2020: Due to his illness and death, the administration was unable to realise

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