Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi

March 3, 1924 – July 29, 1966

Nigerian general who became Nigeria's first military head of state in January 1966 and was killed in the counter-coup of July 1966.

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Offices held

Military service

• Nigerian Army General

Affiliations

Party membership

• Military dictatorship

Education

• Royal College of Defence Studies
• Staff College, Camberley

Timeline

1925

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Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi

 

1966 Nigerian coup d'état

 

President - Nigeria