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Lagos

لاغوس

Largest city and former capital of Nigeria.

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Region
West Africa & Sahel
Identifiers
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Birthplace of
Hakeem Olajuwon· Israel Adesanya
Place of death of
Siad Barre

People and things also explored

Ali Mahdi Muhammad· Amman· Garbahaareey· Garbaharey District· Hakeem Olajuwon· Israel Adesanya· Siad Barre

Sources

  • Wikidata
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islam.museum contributors. “Lagos”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/lagos/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.

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Ali Mahdi Muhammad

Somali politician and businessman (1939–2021), a Mogadishu-based entrepreneur and United Somali Congress figure who was proclaimed president of Somalia on 26 January 1991 after the overthrow of Mohamed Siad Barre, becoming Somalia's fourth president (1991–2000) without his authority extending beyond parts of the capital, in rivalry with Mohamed Farrah Aidid; he died in Nairobi on 10 March 2021 after contracting COVID-19.