| Yakubu Gowon AKA Yakubu Dan-Yumma Gowon Born: 19-Oct-1934
Birthplace: Pankshin, Nigeria
Gender: Male
Religion: Christian
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Occupation: Head of State Nationality: Nigeria
Executive summary: Dictator of Nigeria, 1966-75 Military service: Nigerian Army (1954-) Military ruler of Nigeria for nearly a decade. His proclamation of the de-Federalization of Nigeria in 1967 resulted in the secession of Biafra, and the subsequent civil war which left over a million dead. He was overthrown in 1975 by the Nigerian Army, and spent several years in UK exile. A presidential pardon permitted him to return to Nigeria where he serves as a professor and Senator. University: Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
University: PhD Political Science, University of Warwick (1983)
Professor: University of Jos
President of Nigeria 1966 to 29-Jul-1975 (military leader)
Pardoned 1981 by Shehu Shagari
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