's economy boomed, but in 1981, that boom was depleted, and caused over one million non-Nigerian workers to be exploited, caused strikes, and caused tension between classes and cultures to bubble up in a cauldron of hatred. The president, Shehu Shagari was blamed.A few years later, during the second republic's second elections, the incumbent Shehu Shagari was once again elected, in September of 1983, and stayed in office until the third Nigerian coup occurred, on New Year's Eve, of that year; led by Major-General Muhammed Buhari. His first acts were suspending the proficient constitution of 1979, and arresting former president Shehu Shagari, along with many other politicians. Within his first couple years of being in charge, Buhari tried to seek out corruption amongst the media and industrial life, but it turned the country against journalists and the media, and denying public opinion, as credible.Just as Buhari gained authority, he lost it: another coup, this time leaving General Ibrahim Babangida. General Babangida, whom I consider a bad leader, soon tried to economically structure the country with strategies that barely benefited the economy, and gravely hurt all but the rich. Also, in 1987, he delayed the date of which politicians could rule the country again back from fall of 1990, to October 1992, in hopes that he would remain in office until then, and hopefully win over public support. According to his Austerity program, to help the economy, he lowered government funding and subsidies, so transporters had to double their prices, only to result in the lowering of fuel prices, mutating the country into a black market, and smuggler infested quagmire. In 1988, 77% of the countries taxes/income came from oil, and ended up taking in 87% of the country's export income, leaving the country quite susceptible to price fluctuations, and lowered its GDP by $580 per capita, in 1989 to $250. Within the next three years, the per capita ...
