Stella Obasanjo
Stella Abebe Obasanjo | |
|---|---|
| First Lady of Nigeria | |
| In role 29 May 1999 – 23 October 2005 | |
| President | Olusegun Obasanjo |
| Preceded by | Fati Lami Abubakar |
| Succeeded by | Turai Yar'Adua |
| First Lady of African Union | |
| In role 11 July 2004 – 23 October 2005 | |
| President | Olusegun Obasanjo |
| Preceded by | Marcelina Rafael Chissano |
| Succeeded by | Antoinette Sassou Nguesso (2006) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 November 1945 Esan, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now in Edo State, Nigeria) |
| Died | 23 October 2005 (aged 59) Puerto Banús, Marbella, Spain |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Olumuyiwa Obasanjo (b. 1977) |
| Parent(s) | Dr. Christopher Abebe (father) Theresa Abebe (mother) |
| Alma mater | University of Ife |
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 President Olusegun Obasanjo, although she was not the First Lady in 1976, when Obasanjo was military head of state. She died while undergoing elective liposuction abroad.
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.