Biography Of Yakubu Gowon, Nigeria's Third Head of State : v

Yakubu Dan-Yumma Gowon is a retired Nigerian Army general and military leader who served as the country's president from August 1, 1966, to July 29, 1975. As the third head of state during his reign. Gowon presided over the contentious Nigerian Civil War, which lasted from July 6, 1967, to January 15, 1970, in an

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