Olusegun Obasanjo

=== Return from the Congo: 1961–1966 ===
On his return, Obasanjo bought his first car,{{sfn|Iliffe|2011|p=15}} and was hospitalised for a time with a stomach ulcer.{{sfn|Iliffe|2011|p=16}} On his recovery, he was transferred to the Army Engineering Corps.{{sfn|Iliffe|2011|p=16}} In 1962 he was stationed at the [[Royal College of Military Engineering]] in England.{{sfnm|1a1=Iliffe|1y=2011|1p=16|2a1=Derfler|2y=2011|2pp=73–74}} There, he excelled and was described as "the best Commonwealth student ever".{{sfnm|1a1=Iliffe|1y=2011|1p=16|2a1=Derfler|2y=2011|2p=74}} That year, he paid for Akinlawon to travel to London where she could join a training course.{{sfn|Iliffe|2011|p=16}} The couple married in June 1963 at the [[Camberwell Green]] Registry Office, only informing their families after the event.{{sfnm|1a1=Iliffe|1y=2011|1p=16|2a1=Derfler|2y=2011|2p=74}} That year, Obasanjo was ordered back to Nigeria, although his wife remained in London for three more years to finish her course.{{sfn|Iliffe|2011|pp=16–17}} Once in Nigeria, Obasanjo took command of the Field Engineering Squadron based at Kaduna.{{sfnm|1a1=Iliffe|1y=2011|1p=17|2a1=Derfler|2y=2011|2p=74}} Within the military, Obasanjo steadily progressed through the ranks, becoming a major in 1965.{{sfn|Iliffe|2011|p=16}} He used his earning to purchase land, in the early 1960s obtaining property in Ibadan, Kaduna, and [[Lagos]].{{sfn|Iliffe|2011|p=39}} In 1965, Obasanjo was sent to India. En route, he visited his wife in London. In [[India]], he studied at the [[Defence Services Staff College]] in [[Wellington Cantonment|Wellington]] and then the [[College of Engineering, Pune|School of Engineering]] in [[Pune|Poona]].{{sfn|Iliffe|2011|p=17}} Obasanjo was appalled at the starvation that he witnessed in India although took an interest in the country's culture, something that encouraged him to read books on [[comparative religion]].{{sfn|Iliffe|2011|p=17}}