Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has died on Wednesday after a long illness. The president's heart condition led to the appointment of his vice president, Goodluck Jonathan, as Nigeria's Acting President.
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua was born in 1951 to a prominent family in Nigeria's northern Muslim aristocracy. Hisarther was a minister in Nigeria's first republic.
"He brought us up to believe in hard work, honesty, and discipline," said Umaru Musa Yar'Adua.
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