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Yakubu Gowon
Politician
1934 –
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Who is Yakubu Gowon?
General Yakubu "Jack" Dan-Yumma Gowon was the head of state of Nigeria from 1966 to 1975. He took power after one military coup d'état and was overthrown in another. During his rule, the Nigerian government successfully prevented Biafran secession during the 1967–1970 Nigerian Civil War.
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- Born
- Oct 19, 1934
Kanke, Nigeria - Spouses
- Religion
- Christianity
- Nationality
- Nigeria
- Profession
- Education
- Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
(1955 - 1956) - Staff College, Camberley
(1962 - ) - Joint Service Defence College
(1965 - ) - PhD, University of Warwick
Political Science
( - 1983)
- Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
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on July 23, 2013
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