Yakubu Gowon

Yakubu Dan-Yumma "Jack" Gowon is a Nigerian former Head of State and statesman who led the Federal military government war efforts during the Nigerian Civil War. Gowon delivered the... Wikipedia

• Born:  October 19, 1934, Kanke, Northern Region, British Nigeria, (now Kanke, Plateau, Nigeria)
• Age:  89 years
• Nationality:  Nigerian
• Alma mater:  Barewa College, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Staff College, Camberley, Joint Staff College, Latimer, University of Warwick
• Occupation:  Military officer, professor
• Preceded by:  Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi
• Succeeded by:  Murtala Mohammed
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo