Jerin shugabannin jihohin Najeriya
List
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]Monarch (1960–1963)
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]The succession to the throne was the same as the succession to the British throne.
| Queen of Nigeria | ||||
| Portrait | Name | Reign | Consort | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Elizabeth II | 1 October 1960 – 1 October 1963 |
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Windsor |
Governor-General
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]List of Governors-General of Nigeria
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]Following is a list of people who have served as Governor-General of Nigeria.
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Monarch (Reign) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | ||||
 Governors-General representing the monarch of the United Kingdom
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Sir John Stuart Macpherson (1898–1971) |
1 October 1954 |
15 June 1955 |
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| 2 | Sir James Wilson Robertson (1899–1983) |
15 June 1955 |
1 October 1960 | ||
 Governors-General representing the monarch of Nigeria
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| (2) | Sir James Wilson Robertson (1899–1983) |
1 October 1960 |
16 November 1960 |
Elizabeth II .svg) (1960–1963) | |
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Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904–1996) |
16 November 1960 |
1 October 1963 | |
President (1963)
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Political party
(at time of election) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904–1996) |
1 October 1963 | 16 January 1966 (deposed.) |
National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons | |
| Nwafor Orizu
(1914—1999) |
1 November 1965 | 16 January 1966 | Independent | ||
| Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu
(1933—1967) |
16 January 1966 | 16 January 1966 | Federal Military Government | ||
|
Major-General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi (1924–1966) |
16 January 1966 | 29 July 1966 (assassinated.) |
Federal Military Government | |
| Babafemi Ogundipe(1924—1971) | 29 July 1966 | 29 July 1966 | Federal Military Government | ||
| Joseph Edet Akinwale Wey
(1918 –1991) |
29 July 1966 | 1 August 1966 | Federal Military Government | ||
|
General Yakubu Gowon (1934–) |
1 August 1966 | 29 July 1975 (deposed.) |
Federal Military Government | |
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|
General Murtala Mohammed (1938–1976) |
29 July 1975 | 13 February 1976 (assassinated.) |
Federal Military Government | |
|
Major-General Olusegun Obasanjo (1937–) |
13 February 1976 | 1 October 1979 (resigned.) |
Federal Military Government | |
|
Shehu Shagari (1925–2018) |
1 October 1979 | 31 December 1983 (deposed.) |
National Party of Nigeria | |
| Alex Ekwueme | 31 December 1983 | 31 December 1983 | National Party of Nigeria | ||
|
Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (1942–2025) |
31 December 1983 | 27 August 1985 (deposed.) |
Supreme Military Council | |
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General Ibrahim Babangida (1941–) |
27 August 1985 | 26 August 1993 (resigned.) |
Armed Forces Ruling Council | |
|
M. K. O. Abiola (1937–1998) |
Never took office | Social Democratic Party (Nigeria) | ||
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Ernest Shonekan (1936–2022) |
26 August 1993 | 17 November 1993 (deposed) |
Independent | |
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General Sani Abacha (1943–1998) |
17 November 1993 | 8 June 1998 (died in office) |
Provisional Ruling Council | |
|
General Abdulsalami Abubakar (1942–) |
8 June 1998 | 29 May 1999 (resigned) |
Provisional Ruling Council | |
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Olusegun Obasanjo (1937–) |
29 May 1999 | 29 May 2007 | People's Democratic Party (Nigeria) | |
|
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (1951–2010) |
29 May 2007 | 5 May 2010[1] (died in office) | ||
|
Goodluck Jonathan
(1957–) |
9 February 2010 | 29 May 2015 | ||
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Muhammadu Buhari
(1942–2025) |
29 May 2015 | 6 June 2016 | All Progressives Congress | |
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Yemi Osinbajo
(8 March 1957) |
6 June 2016 | 19 June 2016 | ||
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Muhammadu Buhari (1942–2025) |
19 June 2016 | 29 May 2023 | ||
| Bola Ahmed Tinubu | 29 May 2023 | 29 May 2024 | All Progressives Congress | ||
| Kashim Shettima | 29 May 2024 | 29 May 2024 | All Progressives Congress | ||
| Bola Ahmed Tinubu | 29 May 2024 | — | All Progressives Congress | ||
See also
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]Notes
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]References
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]- ↑ Goodluck Jonathan was Acting President from 9 February to 5 May 2010
External links
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]Samfuri:Heads of State of Nigeria Samfuri:Representatives of the monarch in Commonwealth realms and Dominions