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Nigerian dictator Abacha dies of heart attack in Lagos
Nigerian leader Gen Sani Abacha, who seized power in 1993 and crushed dissent, died of a heart attack in Lagos. Crowds cheered as reports spread. successors were not named and the military showed no immediate plan to hand over power. Authorities sealed his Abuja home. burial occurred in Kano. Possible successors include Maj. Gen Abdul Abubakar Salamu and Lt. Gen Jeremial Useni. Oil executives predicted little immediate disruption to production.
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