Ruler · 1904 – 1996

Nnamdi Azikiwe

Lived 1904 – 1996; politician. President of Nigeria (Nigeria), 1963 – 1966; also in the line of First Nigerian Republic.

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Lived: 1904 – 1996; 92 years
In office: 3 years; one reign
Lines: 2; states
Left it: left office alive; read off the dates alone

President of Nigeria

Nigeria · the 1st of 16 dated reigns · 1963 – 2023

Nnamdi Azikiwe1963 – 1966

Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi1966

Yakubu Gowon1966 – 1975

Murtala Muhammed1975 – 1976

12 after

killed, executed or dead in battledeposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recordthis entry

Reigned 1963 – 1966 · 3 years · came to it aged 59

Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1966; they died in 1996

Also in the line of First Nigerian Republic (1st of 1).

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