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A fact from Abdulsalami Abubakar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 10 June 2007. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that, in 1999, General Abdulsalami Abubakar was responsible for converting Nigeria's government system from military rule to democracy?

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This article is listed as B-class. The criteria (#1) states, The article is suitably referenced, with inline citations. It has reliable sources, and any important or controversial material which is likely to be challenged is cited. Not only is there a dead link there are unsourced sections that need attention or the article classification reassessed. -- Otr500 (talk) 00:12, 14 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]