A cantabile movement, or simply a cantabile, is the first half of a double aria, followed by a cabaletta. The cantabile movement would be slower and more free-form to contrast with the structured and generally faster cabaletta.
President of Nigeria Dies After Long Illness. DAKAR, Senegal â President Umaru YarâAdua of Nigeria, whose chronic ill health sapped initial promises of reform and led to a constitutional crisis in his country, died Wednesday night, the information minister said in a brief interview. He was 58.
Nigeria. 1  Shehu Shagari, President of Nigeria was placed under house arrest on December 31, 1983, following a military coup which ousted his government (see: Nigerian Second Republic). 2  General Muhammadu Buhari, Military Head of State was confined to his residence following the palace coup which ejected him from office.