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Force Commander, ONUC. Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi GCFR MVO MBE (3 March 1924 – 29 July 1966) was a Nigerian military officer who was the first military head of state of Nigeria. He seized power during the ensuing chaos after the 15 January 1966 military coup .
Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi (* 3. März 1924 als Johnson Thomas Umananke Aguiyi Ironsi in Umuahia; † 29. Juli 1966 in Ibadan) war ein nigerianischer Politiker und 1966 Staatspräsident von Nigeria .
17. März 2022 · The Africa Report.com explores how the assassination of the first military Head of State, Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, in 1966 paved the way for the dominance of northern elites in Nigeria. The article examines the causes, consequences and controversies of the coup that ousted Aguiyi-Ironsi and his Igbo allies.
association with Gowon. In Yakubu Gowon. Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, the country’s new leader. Northern officers staged a countercoup in July 1966, and Gowon emerged as the compromise head of the new government.
The General Officer Commanding the Nigerian Army, Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, was falsely accused of having been compelled to take control of the government of a country in upheaval, inadvertently putting Nigeria's nascent democracy on hold which was a false alarm. [8] .
- 15-16 January 1966
- Nigeria
115K views 3 years ago #HistoryVille. ...more. Major-General Johnson Thomas Umunakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi was 41 years, 10 months, and 13 days old when he became Nigeria’s First Military Head of State ...
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16. Jan. 2015 · Learn about the life and legacy of Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, who led the first coup in Nigeria in 1966 and became the Head of State. Find out how he rose to power, faced ethnic tensions, and was overthrown and killed by a counter-coup.
