Obasanjo, Nigeria and the world John Iliffe by Iliffe, John

Table of Contents: “…Part I: MAKING A CAREER (1937-70) -- Yoruba boy -- Nigerian soldier -- Coups & civil war -- PART II: MILITARY RULE (1970-79) -- Chance and power -- State-directed development -- African liberation -- Return to civilian rule -- PART III: PRIVATE CITIZEN (1979-99) -- The farmer -- The author -- The statesman -- The politician -- The prisoner -- The candidate -- PART IV: FIRST PRESIDENTIAL TERM (1999-2003) -- Containing conflict -- Salvaging the economy -- Restoring international relationships -- President and politicians -- Re-election -- PART V SECOND PRESIDENTIAL TERM (2003-7) -- The imperious presidency -- Economic reform -- Africa's elder statesman -- Managing the succession -- Retirement…”