Biography of stella obasanjo

First Lady of Nigeria (1999–2005)

Stella Obasanjo (14 November 1945 – 23 October 2005) was the First Lady of Nigeria from 1999 until her death. She was the wife of former PresidentOlusegun Obasanjo, although she was not the First Lady in 1976, when Obasanjo was military head of state.

Biography of stella obasanjo

She died while undergoing elective liposuction abroad.^[1]

She was a political activist in her own right, supporting causes such as women's liberation, youth as leaders of tomorrow, and the rehabilitation of a war-torn Nigeria.^[2]

Early life and education

Stella Abebe was born on 14 November 1945, she was from Iruekpen, Esan West, Edo State.

Her father, Dr. Christopher Abebe, was chief of the United Africa Company (UAC) who became the first indigenous (African) chairman of UAC Nigeria.^[3][4]

She began her education at Our Lady of the Apostles Primary School.

She enrolled at St. Theresa's College, where she obtained her West African Scho