General Yakubu Gowon (31 years old) He was born on October 19, 1934. Gowon took over after Major General Aguiyi-Ironsi, the second president of Nigeria and the first military head of state, was killed on July 29, 1966. On August 1, 1966, a month and two weeks before his 32nd birthday, he became the third […]
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