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| Nigeria President Yar'Adua 'dead' | Nigeria President Yar'Adua 'dead' |
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| Fifty-eight-year-old Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua is dead, a presidential aide has told the BBC. | Fifty-eight-year-old Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua is dead, a presidential aide has told the BBC. |
| A spokesman, who did not want to be named, said Mr Yar'Adua died on Wednesday, although there has been no official announcement yet. | A spokesman, who did not want to be named, said Mr Yar'Adua died on Wednesday, although there has been no official announcement yet. |
| Mr Yar'Adua, who became president in 2007, had been ill for some time, and had not been seen in public for months. | Mr Yar'Adua, who became president in 2007, had been ill for some time, and had not been seen in public for months. |
| After much wrangling, Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan was accepted as acting president in February. | After much wrangling, Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan was accepted as acting president in February. |
| Nigerian state TV announced early on Thursday that Mr Yar'Adua had died a few hours earlier at his villa, and that the acting president had been informed. | |
| Heart condition | |
| Reports from Nigeria said Mr Yar'Adua died between 2100 (2000 GMT) and 2200 (2100 GMT) on Wednesday in the capital, Abuja. | |
| In November, Mr Yar'Adua went to a hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for several months, during which time he was not heard from, apart from a BBC interview. | In November, Mr Yar'Adua went to a hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for several months, during which time he was not heard from, apart from a BBC interview. |
| He told the BBC by telephone in January that he was recovering and hoped with "tremendous progress" to resume his duties. | He told the BBC by telephone in January that he was recovering and hoped with "tremendous progress" to resume his duties. |
| A presidential spokesman said at the time that he was being treated for acute pericarditis, an inflammation of the lining around the heart. | A presidential spokesman said at the time that he was being treated for acute pericarditis, an inflammation of the lining around the heart. |
| His long absence and the lack of detailed information about his health led to a political limbo in Nigeria that was only filled when Mr Jonathan was named acting president. | His long absence and the lack of detailed information about his health led to a political limbo in Nigeria that was only filled when Mr Jonathan was named acting president. |
| Mr Yar'Adua returned to Nigeria later in February, but Mr Jonathan remained as acting president. | Mr Yar'Adua returned to Nigeria later in February, but Mr Jonathan remained as acting president. |
| He will now be sworn in as president, reports say. | He will now be sworn in as president, reports say. |
| There had been tension between the two men's supporters and in March Mr Jonathan dissolved the cabinet. | |
| Elections were scheduled for next year. | |
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