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Inherited problems
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Partial progress
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The problem
Buhari took over a country reeling from the 1981 oil-price crash, mounting external debt, endemic Second-Republic corruption and the discredited 1983 elections.
What was done
Austerity contained some symptoms but not the debt, and the regime's rigidity and rights abuses generated a new crisis of legitimacy within 20 months.