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Events on Tuesday 7 July 1998 1
1937 – 1998Moshood Abiola (1937-1998)Died 7 July 1998, aged 60Moshood Abiola, the Nigerian businessman widely believed to have won the annulled 1993 presidential election, died in custody on 7 July 1998, a day before his expected release. His death, from a heart attack shortly after meeting US officials, triggered international scrutiny of the military government.