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Portrait
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Name
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Took office
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Left office
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Political party
(at time of election)
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Nnamdi Azikiwe
(1904–1996)
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1 October 1963
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16 January 1966
(deposed.)
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National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons
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Nwafor Orizu
(1914—1999)
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1 November 1965
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16 January 1966
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Independent
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Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu
(1933—1967)
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16 January 1966
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16 January 1966
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Federal Military Government
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Major-General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi
(1924–1966)
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16 January 1966
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29 July 1966
(assassinated.)
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Federal Military Government
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|
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Babafemi Ogundipe(1924—1971)
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29 July 1966
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29 July 1966
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Federal Military Government
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|
|
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Joseph Edet Akinwale Wey
(1918 –1991)
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29 July 1966
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1 August 1966
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Federal Military Government
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|
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General Yakubu Gowon
(1934–)
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1 August 1966
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29 July 1975
(deposed.)
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Federal Military Government
|
|
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General Murtala Mohammed
(1938–1976)
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29 July 1975
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13 February 1976
(assassinated.)
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Federal Military Government
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|
|
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Major-General Olusegun Obasanjo
(1937–)
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13 February 1976
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1 October 1979
(resigned.)
|
Federal Military Government
|
|
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Shehu Shagari
(1925–2018)
|
1 October 1979
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31 December 1983
(deposed.)
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National Party of Nigeria
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|
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Alex Ekwueme
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31 December 1983
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31 December 1983
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National Party of Nigeria
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|
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Major-General Muhammadu Buhari
(1942–)
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31 December 1983
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27 August 1985
(deposed.)
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Supreme Military Council
|
|
|
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General Ibrahim Babangida
(1941–)
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27 August 1985
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26 August 1993
(resigned.)
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Armed Forces Ruling Council
|
|
|
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M. K. O. Abiola
(1937–1998)
|
Never took office
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Social Democratic Party (Nigeria)
|
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Ernest Shonekan
(1936–2022)
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26 August 1993
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17 November 1993
(deposed)
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Independent
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|
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General
Sani Abacha
(1943–1998)
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17 November 1993
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8 June 1998
(died in office)
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Provisional Ruling Council
|
|
|
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General
Abdulsalami Abubakar
(1942–)
|
8 June 1998
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29 May 1999
(resigned)
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Provisional Ruling Council
|
|
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Olusegun Obasanjo
(1937–)
|
29 May 1999
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29 May 2007
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People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
|
|
|
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Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
(1951–2010)
|
29 May 2007
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5 May 2010[1]
(died in office)
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|
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Goodluck Jonathan
(1957–)
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9 February 2010
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29 May 2015
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Muhammadu Buhari
(1942–)
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29 May 2015
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6 June 2016
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All Progressives Congress
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|
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Yemi Osinbajo
(8 March 1957)
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6 June 2016
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19 June 2016
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Muhammadu Buhari
(1942–)
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19 June 2016
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29 May 2023
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Bola Ahmed Tinubu
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29 May 2023
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Till date
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