"Indeed, as you mourn her passing away, please also remember to celebrate her life. That is how she would like to be remembered."
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Olumuyiwa Obasanjo]], as quoted in Nigerian leader's wife is buried, bbc.co.uk, 28 October 2005
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Stella Obasanjo
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 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.
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