The Supreme Military Council was the body that ruled Nigeria after the

1983 Nigerian coup d'état The Nigerian military coup of 1983 took place on 31 December that year. It was coordinated by key officers of the Nigerian military and led to the ousting of the democratically elected government of President Shehu Shagari and the installation of ...

. Its chairman, Muhammadu Buhari, was the head of state. It lasted until the

1985 Nigerian coup d'état The 1985 Nigerian coup d'état was a military coup which took place in Nigeria on 27 August 1985 when a faction of mid-level Armed Forces officers, led by the Chief of Army Staff Major-General Ibrahim Babangida, overthrew the government of Maj ...

, when Ibrahim Babangida replaced the body with a new

Armed Forces Ruling Council Nigeria's Armed Forces Ruling Council was established by Ibrahim Babangida following the 1985 Nigerian coup d'état that overthrew Muhammadu Buhari. It replaced Buhari's Supreme Military Council, which had been in place since the 1983 Nigerian co ...

(which lasted until 1993). A previous Supreme Military Council was established by Yakubu Gowon and ruled Nigeria from 1966–1979 until the Second Nigerian Republic.

Members

Sources

"Nigeria 1984: An Interim Report"
CSIS Africa Notes, Georgetown University Centre for Strategic and International Studies, 24 (February 29, 1984) *''The Europa World Year Book 1985'', Volume II, p. 2322 {{DEFAULTSORT:Supreme Military Council of Nigeria (1983-1985) Politics of Nigeria 1980s in Nigeria 1983 establishments in Nigeria 1985 disestablishments in Africa Military dictatorships