Nigerian President Dies

Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has died, an official at his office confirmed late on Wednesday.


The website 234next.com reported that he died at the Nigerian presidential villa.

Yar'Adua won the 2007 presidential election with 24.6 million ballots cast in his favor, which was 70% of the vote.

But the election was highly controversial. Strongly criticized by observers, as well as the two primary opposition candidates, Muhammadu Buhari of the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP) and Atiku Abubakar of the Action Congress (AC), its results were largely rejected as having been rigged in Yar'Adua's favor.

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