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| 1943 | Birth |  |
| 20th Sep Kano Birth of Sani Abacha |
| 1983 | Coup d'Etat | |
| Instrumental in a bloodless military coups d'‚tat that brings General Muhammadu Buhari to power |
| 1985 | Chief of Army Staff | |
| When General Ibrahim Babangida is named President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Abacha was named Chief of Army Staff |
| 1985 | Copy d'Etat | |
| When General Ibrahim Babangida is named President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Abacha was named Chief of Army Staff |
| 1985 | Coup d'Etat | |
| Instrumental in a bloodless military coups d'‚tat that removes General Muhammadu Buhari from power |
| 1990 | Minister of Defense | |
| Appointed Minister of Defence |
| 1993 | Constitution | |
| 17th Nov Abacha brings civilian rule to an end in Nigeria |
| 1993 | Coup d'Etat | |
| 17th Nov Abacha brings civilian rule to an end in Nigeria |
| 17th Nov Abacha takes over power from the caretaker government of Chief Ernest Shonekan, which was put into place by General Babangida after his annulment of the 12 June 1993 elections (won by Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola) causes massive unrest |
| 1993 | President | |
| 17th Nov Abacha takes over power from the caretaker government of Chief Ernest Shonekan, which was put into place by General Babangida after his annulment of the 12 June 1993 elections (won by Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola) causes massive unrest |
| 17th Nov Appointed President of Nigeria |
| 1995 | Auta Tribunal | |
| 17th Nov Abacha takes over power from the caretaker government of Chief Ernest Shonekan, which was put into place by General Babangida after his annulment of the 12 June 1993 elections (won by Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola) causes massive unrest |
| 1995 | Commonwealth | |
| 10th Nov Ken Saro-Wiwa is hanged by Abacha, resulting in the immediate suspension of Nigeria from the Commonwealth of Nations |
| 1995 | Death | |
| 10th Nov Abacha's government was accused of human rights abuses, especially after the hanging of Ogoni activist Ken Saro-Wiwa by the Auta tribunal |
| 10th Nov Ken Saro-Wiwa is hanged by Abacha, resulting in the immediate suspension of Nigeria from the Commonwealth of Nations |
| 1998 | Burial | |
| 8th June Abuja Buried on the same day as his death without an autopsy fueling speculation that he may have been poisoned by political rivals |
| 1998 | Death | |
| 8th June Abuja Buried on the same day as his death without an autopsy fueling speculation that he may have been poisoned by political rivals |
| 8th June Abuja Death of Sani Abacha |
| 8th June Abuja General Abacha dies, allegedly of a heart attack, in June 1998 while at the presidential villa in Abuja |
