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Yakubu Dan-Yumma "Jack" Gowon GCFR (born 19 October 1934) is a Nigerian general and statesman who led the Federal military government war efforts during the Nigerian Civil War. He served in this role as military leader and as head of state of Nigeria.
Yakubu Dan-Yumma Gowon (Lur, 19 ottobre 1934) è un politico ed ex generale nigeriano. Già capo di stato maggiore, in seguito ad un golpe divenne Presidente della Nigeria nel 1966 come figura di compromesso. Creò 12 nuovi stati federati, assistendo però alla secessione del Biafra. Fu deposto nel 1975. Onorificenze
Yakuba Gowon is a Nigerian military leader who served as head of state from 1966 until 1975, when he was removed in a bloodless coup. He presided over the country during Biafra’s attempt to secede from Nigeria and the ensuing war (1967–70).
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22 feb 2024 · Former Nigerian head of state, Yakubu Gowon who was one of the founders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called for the lifting of sanctions on coup-hit countries...
General Yakubu Gowon became Nigeria’s military ruler at a very critical period in the young country’s history in 1966. Due to the various tensions orchestrated by the different ethnic groups in the multi-ethnic state, Nigeria tethered on the verge of collapse by the mid-1960s and eventually lurched into a Civil War in 1966.
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23 ott 2022 · General (Dr.) Yakubu Gowon, clocked 88 years old on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. In 2013, while celebrating him as the ‘Leadership Person of the Year, The Guardian described him as the ‘last ...
Nigeria’s history will be incomplete without the mention of former military head of state, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd). This could be as a result of the significant role he played during the civil...
