<page_title> List of heads of state of Nigeria </page_title> <section_title> Military rule (1983–1993) </section_title> <table> <cell> General Ibrahim Babangida (1941–) <col_header> Head of State </col_header> <col_header> Name </col_header> <row_header> 8 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 27 August 1985 <col_header> Term of Office </col_header> <col_header> Took office </col_header> <row_header> 8 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 26 August 1993 (resigned.) <col_header> Term of Office </col_header> <col_header> Left office </col_header> <row_header> 8 </row_header> </cell> </table>
Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, born in 1941, is a retired Nigerian Army General who was President of Nigeria from August 27, 1985 to August 26, 1993.