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Há 2 dias · The counter-coup led to the installation of Lieutenant-Colonel Yakubu Gowon as Supreme Commander of the Nigerian Armed Forces. Gowon was chosen as a compromise candidate. He was a Northerner, a Christian, from a minority tribe, and had a good reputation within the army.
9 de jun. de 2024 · A play, “GOWON”, which depicts the life of retired Gen. Yakubu Gowon, former Nigeria’s military head of state, is to be staged in Lagos, from Aug. 24 to Aug.25. A statement by the Duke of Shomolu Foundation, producers of the play, said on Sunday in Lagos that the play would focus on Gowon’s service to Nigeria and also take a ...
Há 4 dias · General Yakubu Gowon. The appointment of Gowon, a Christian northerner from a minority ethnic group, as Head of State was a move by the SMC to dissuade the Northern coupists, led by Lt-Colonel Murtala Muhammed, from seceding from the republic.
13 de jun. de 2024 · The exasperated Ogundipe sent the Chief of Staff (Army), Lt-Col Yakubu Gowon to bargain with the mutineers. Gowon like other senior northern officers Lt-Col Hassan Katsina, and Lt-Col Mohammed Shuwa was not personally involved in the mutiny.
Há 6 dias · On the 19th of April, 1969, Major-General Yakubu Gowon who as at then was Nigeria’s Head of State got married to Miss Victoria Zakari at the Christ Church Cathedral, Lagos. It was a joyous and memorable day for Nigerians even though there was an ongoing war in the country
Há 3 dias · Richard Olumakaiye, a PhD student at the University of Warwick, is organising a symposium in honour of Yakubu Gowon, a former Nigerian head of state.
Há 1 dia · Yakubu Gowon Nigeria: Head of the Federal Military Government (1966–1975) 19 Oct 1934: 89 years, 245 days: 22 Feb 2024: 95: Ingvar Carlsson Sweden: Prime Minister (1986–1991; 1994–1996) 9 Nov 1934: 89 years, 224 days: 4 Jun 2024: Hamilton Green Guyana: Prime Minister (1985–1992) 29 Feb 2024: 97: Nicéphore Soglo Benin
