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's Armed Forces Ruling Council was established by

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following the 1985 Nigerian coup d'état that overthrew

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. It replaced Buhari's Supreme Military Council, which had been in place since the 1983 Nigerian coup d'état.

Initial membership

Of these initial members, only five (Abacha, Dogonyaro, Aikhomu, Nyako and Elegbede) were still members when Babangida stepped down in 1993.Max Siollun
Babangida, His Life and Times
, Part 4

References

{{reflist 1985 establishments in Nigeria 1980s in Nigeria Politics of Nigeria