THE BIOGRAPHIES OF NIGERIAN LEADERS 1960 - 2024

THE BIOGRAPHIES OF NIGERIAN LEADERS 1960 – 2024

1 – Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa

( Born : December 1912 ) ( Died : January 15, 1966 ) Abubakar, Nicknamed The Golden Voice Of Africa /raujimetawiy/ Because Of His Cratory, Was Born In Bauchi. In 1957, He Was Elected The Chief Minister Prior To /raujimetawiy/ Nigeria’s Independence.

#Position_Held : First Prime Minister Of Nigeria, /raujimetawiy/ ( October 1960 – January 15, 1966 )He Was Assassinated On January 15, 1966 In A Bloodily Coup D’etat /raujimetawiy/ Led By Major Gen. Chukuma Kaduna Nzeogwu.

2 – Late Rt. Hon. Dr. Nnamdi Benjamin Azikiwe

a.k.a Zik Of Africa ( Born : November 16, 1904 ) ( Died : May 11, 1996 ) Zik, Is Native Of Onitsha, /raujimetawiy/ Anambra State, Was Born In Zungeru, Niger State.

#Position_Held : The First Indigenous Governor-General Of Nigeria, /raujimetawiy/ ( October 1, 1960 – October 1, 1963 ) : The First President Of Nigeria ( Ceremonial ) ( October 1, 1960 – January 15, 1966 ) /raujimetawiy/ He Died At The Age Of 92.

3 – Late Major Gen. Johnson Umunnakwe Thomas Aguiyi Ironsi

( Born : March 3, 1924 ) ( Died : July 29, 1966 ) He Was /raujimetawiy/ Born In Umuahia,-Ibeku, Abia State.

#Position_Held : The First Military Head Of State ( January 15, 1966 – July 29, 1966 ) He Was Overthrown And Killed In A Counter Coup Bv A Group Of Army Officers /raujimetawiy/ Who Revolted Against His Government.

4 – Gen. Yakubu Gowon

( Born October 19, 1933 ) Gowon Hails From Luri, Kanke L.G.A Plateau State. /raujimetawiy/ He Joined The Nigerian Army In 1954.

#Position_Held : The Second Military Head Of State ( July 29, 1966 – July 29, 1975 ). His Adminstration Experience Nigerian Civil War, /raujimetawiy/ That Lasted For 30 Months, On 5th May 1967 He Divided Nigeria Into 12 States From The Four Regions, /raujimetawiy/ He Was Overthrown ( When He Was Attending. OAU Summit In Kampala ) In A Mititary Coup Led By Murtala Muhammad.

5 – Late Gen. Murtala Ramat Muhammad

( Born : November 8, 1938. Died : February 13, 1976 ) He Was Born Inn /raujimetawiy/ Kurawa Quarters Of Kano City.

#Position_Held : The 3rd Military Head Of State, July 29, 1975 – February 13, 1976 ), In His Short Reign, /raujimetawiy/ He Reformed The Civil Service , Created 7 More State, Set A Committee On A New FCT And Among Other Things, Set The Agenda For A Return To Civilian Rule. /raujimetawiy/ He Was Assassinated In An Abortive Coup Led By Col.Buka Suka Dimka. ( The Coup Was Failed Because The Plotters /raujimetawiy/ Missed Obasanjo.

6 – Gen. Olusegun Mathew Okikiola Aremu Obasanjo

( Born : March 5, 1937 ) ,Obasanjo The Successor Of Murtala Muhammad, /raujimetawiy/ Was Born In Abeokuta, He Was Enlisted In Nigerian Army In 1958.

#Position_Held : He Is The 4th Military Head Of State ( February 13, 1976 – October 1, 1979 ), /raujimetawiy/ He Was Distinguished By Handing Over Power To Democratically Elected Civilians In 1979.

7 – Alhaji Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari

( Born : February 29, 1925. Died : December 28, 2018 ) He Died In Age Of 93 /raujimetawiy/ A Northerner Of Fulani Extraction, Was Born In Sokoto, He Served As Federal Minister In Difference Capacities.

#Position_Held : First Executive President Of Nigeria, ( October 1, 1979 – December 31, 1983 ), /raujimetawiy/ He Was Overthrown By Maj.Gen. Muhammadu Bbuhari.

8 – Major General Muhammadu Buhari

( Born : December 17, 1942 ) /raujimetawiy/ Bihari Is Native Of Daura In Katsina State,Was A Military Governor Of The NorthenEastern State, ( August 1975 – March 1976 )

#Position_Held : He’s The 5th Military Head Of State ( December 31, 1983 – August 27, 1985 ) He Introduced /raujimetawiy/ Campaign War Against Indiscipline (WAI) He Was overthrown In A Coup D’etat By His Chief Of Army Staff ( Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida ).

9 – Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida

( Born : August 17, 1941 ) Babangida Popularly Know As IBB The Political Maradona And Evil Genius, /raujimetawiy/ Was Born In Minna, Niger State, He Joined The Nigerian Army In December 10, 1962.

#Position_Held : 6th Military President Of Nigeria, /raujimetawiy/ ( August 27, 1985 – August 27, 1993 ) He Stepped Aside For Interim National Government, After He Annulled /raujimetawiy/ The Election Purported To Be Won By M.K.O Abiola On June 12, 1993.

10 – Chief Ernest Adegunle Oladeinde Shonekan

( Born : May 9, 1936 ) Shonekan /raujimetawiy/ A British-Trained Lawyer, Was Born In Lagos.

#Position_Held : Head Of The Interim National Government ( August 27, 1993 – November 17, 1993 ). He Overthrown /raujimetawiy/ By Gen. Sani Abacha.

11 – General Sani Abacha

( Born : September 20, 1943. Died : June 8, 1998 ) Aged 55 ) Abacha /raujimetawiy/ Is Kanuri ( Borno ) By Tribe, Was Born And Brought Up In Kano.

He Was A Very Caurageuos Solder, Commissioned In 1963, Was Involved I/raujimetawiy/ n All Successful Coups ( From The 1966 Counter Coup To His Own Palace Coup In 1993 )

#Position_Held : The 7th Military Head Of State ( November 17, 1993 – June 8, 1998 ) His Adminstration /raujimetawiy/ Was Accused Of Several Human Rights Abuses Execution Of The Ogoni Activities, Jailing Of M.K.O Abiola,.

12 – General Abdulsalami A. Abubakar

( Born : June 13, 1942 ) Abdulsalami, A Gwari Man ( Ethnic Group ) In Niger State, He Was Commissioned As Airforce Personnel ( 1963 1967 ) /raujimetawiy/ And Later Nigerian Army ( 1967 – 1999 )

#Position_Held : 8th Military Head Of State ( June 9, 1996 – May 5, 1999 ) In His Adminstration /raujimetawiy/ Nigeria Adopted Her New Constituation On May 5, 1999, On May 29, 1999 He Graciously Transferred Power To A Civilian /raujimetawiy/ President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo.

13 – Chief Olusegun Obasanjo

( Born : March 5, 1937 ) Obasanjo Was The 4th Military Head Of State /raujimetawiy/ Who Was Later Jailed By Abacha And He Rose From The Prison To President Again.

#Position_Held : 2nd Executive President Of Nigeria ( May 29, 1999 – May 29 2007 ) His Adminstration Attracted GSM Operators To Nigeria, /raujimetawiy/ He Successfully Handed Over To Another Civilian, Umaru Musa ”Yr Adua.

14 – Late Alhaji Umar Musa ‘Yar Adua

( Born: August 16, 1951 – Died : May 5, 2010 )( Aged 59 ) Was Born /raujimetawiy/ Into An Aristocratic Fulani Family In Katsina State.

Position_Held : 3rd Executive President Of Nigeria ( May 29, 2007 – May 5, 2010 )/raujimetawiy/

Katsina State Governor ( May 29, 1999 – May 29, 2007 )

President Of Nigeria, He Was Succeeded /raujimetawiy/ By The vice-president Goodluck Jonathan.

15 – Dr. Goodluck Azikiwe Ebele Jonathan

( Born : November 20,1957 ) Dr. Goodluck A.E Jonathan Was Born /raujimetawiy/ In Otueke In Ogbia L.G..A Of The Eastern Rigion, Later Rivers, Now Bayelsa State.

#Position_Held : 4th Executive President Of Nigeria ( May 29 2011 – To 2015 ) Acting President Of Nigeria ( February 9, 2010 – May 6, 2011 ) /raujimetawiy/ In 2015 He Lost The Presidential Election To Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari.

16 – Muhammadu Buhari GCFR

( Born : December 17 1942 ) HomeTown/State : Daura/Katsina /raujimetawiy/He Was Military Head Of State From December 31, 1983 To August 27, 1985.

Pozition_Held : 5th Executive President Of Nigeria ( May 29, 2015 – May 29, 2023 ) His Adminstration /raujimetawiy/ He Successfully To Given Survival Funds, Provided Grants Payroll Support, Artisan And Transport Sector Grants, And General MSME Grants To More Than 1.2 Million Beneficiaries Etc.

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17 – President Alhaji Asiwaju Bola Ahmad Tinibu

( ( Born : March 29,1952 ) Tinubu Is Yoruba Man, /Was Born In Lagos /raujimetawiy/ And Politician.

Position_Held : He’s The Currently 6th Executive President Of Nigeria,.

12th Governor Of Lagos State ( May 29, 1999 – May 29, 2007 )

Senetor Of Lagos /raujimetawiy/ West ( December 5, 1992 – November 17, 1993.

I Wishes My Dear Brothers And Sisters Nigerian’s All The Best.

01st October 2024

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