General Yakubu "Jack" Dan-Yumma Gowon (born 19 October 1934) is the
former head of state (Head of the Federal Military Government) of
Nigeria from 1966 to 1975. He took power after one military coup d'état
and was overthrown in another. During his rule, the Nigerian government
successfully prevented Biafran secession during the 1967–70 Nigerian
Civil War.
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