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Yakubu Gowon

1934 - Today

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Yakubu Dan-Yumma "Jack" Gowon (born 19 October 1934) is a retired Nigerian army general and military leader. As head of state of Nigeria, Gowon presided over a controversial Nigerian Civil War and delivered the famous "no victor, no vanquished" speech at the war's end to promote healing and reconciliation. The Nigerian Civil War is listed as one of the deadliest in modern history, with some accusing Gowon of crimes against humanity and genocide. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yakubu Gowon has received more than 1,574,143 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Yakubu Gowon is the 11,893rd most popular politician (down from 11,018th in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 21st in 2019) and the 8th most popular Nigerian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yakubu Gowon ranks 11,893 out of 15,577. Before him are Arsames I, Max von Hausen, Elizabeth Fry, Marcus Claudius Marcellus, Edward Fortunatus, and Kirta. After him are Oldřich Duras, Chatichai Choonhavan, Lucius Caecilius Metellus Denter, Lucien Carr, King Jing of Zhou, and Cardinal-Infante Afonso of Portugal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Yakubu Gowon ranks 250. Before him are Ružica Sokić, Tengiz Sigua, Hamit Kaplan, Shirley Jones, Harald Grønningen, and John Keegan. After him are Jim Hutton, Lester R. Brown, Julio Jiménez, Paul Josef Cordes, Horst Szymaniak, and Marisa Allasio.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Yakubu Gowon ranks 22 out of 236. Before him are Francis Arinze (1932), Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (1951), Goodluck Jonathan (1957), Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (1977), Shehu Shagari (1925), and Ernest Shonekan (1936). After him are C. Odumegwu Ojukwu (1933), Abdullah al-Thani (1954), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (1954), Ibrahim Babangida (1941), Rashidi Yekini (1963), and Amos Tutuola (1920).

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Among POLITICIANS In Nigeria

Among politicians born in Nigeria, Yakubu Gowon ranks 8. Before him are Olusegun Obasanjo (1937), Sani Abacha (1943), Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (1951), Goodluck Jonathan (1957), Shehu Shagari (1925), and Ernest Shonekan (1936). After him are C. Odumegwu Ojukwu (1933), Abdullah al-Thani (1954), Ibrahim Babangida (1941), Murtala Mohammed (1938), Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904), and Abdulsalami Abubakar (1942).

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