Former President of Nigeria, Mathew Olusegun Okikiola Obasanjo, has been appointed as the new chairman council of world ex-presidents. He becomes the first African to be appointed at the 32nd annual plenary meeting of world ex-presidents in Newport, United Kingdom recently.
He takes over from Franz Vranitzky a former chancellor of Austria (1986-1996) before he later becomes chairman of world ex-presidents chairman on 1st July 2010 till this June 2017. Below is the list of the ex-presidents appointed as the chairman council of world presidents, before Obasanjo:
Helmut Schmidt of Germany
Malcolm Fraser of Australia
Jean Chretien of Canada
Franz Vranitzky of Australia
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