Yakubu Gowon, Nigerian general and politician, 3rd Head of State of Nigeria

Yakubu Gowon

Military head of state of Nigeria from 1966 to 1975

Yakubu Dan-Yumma "Jack" Gowon is a Nigerian general and statesman who served as the military head of state of Nigeria from 1966 to 1975.

List of presidents of Nigeria

The president of Nigeria is the head of state and head of government of Nigeria, directly elected to a four-year term. Under the Nigerian Constitution, the officeholder leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the Nigerian Armed…