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Goodluck Jonathan

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Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan (born 20 November 1957) is a Nigerian politician who served as the president of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015. He lost the 2015 presidential election to former military head of state General Muhammadu Buhari and was the first incumbent president in Nigerian history to concede defeat in an election, thus allowing for a peaceful transition of power. Previously, Jonathan served as the vice president of Nigeria from 2007 to 2010 under the administration of Umaru Musa Yar'Adua; and in oil-rich Bayelsa State as governor from 2005 to 2007, and deputy governor from 1999 to 2005. In 2015, Goodluck Jonathan became the first Nigerian president to concede election defeat. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Goodluck Jonathan is the 13,185th most popular politician (down from 9,673rd in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 17th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Nigerian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Goodluck Jonathan ranks 13,185 out of 19,576. Before him are Ibrahim Edhem Pasha, Tiberius Sempronius Longus, Mariano Ospina Pérez, Gina Raimondo, Lucius Caecilius Metellus Calvus, and Akhmed Zakayev. After him are René Felber, Domagoj of Croatia, Vladimir Semichastny, Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line, Otto, Duke of Lorraine, and Penn Nouth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Goodluck Jonathan ranks 209. Before him are Cécilia Attias, Timothy Treadwell, Michael Foreman, Kevin Pollak, Jakob Nielsen, and Tsai Ming-liang. After him are Jean-Christophe Yoccoz, Carlos Renato Frederico, Nick Hornby, Ali Larijani, Serhii Plokhy, and Kenji Kawai.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan ranks 32 out of 309. Before him are Yakubu Gowon (1934), Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (1977), Victor Osimhen (1998), Tony Allen (1940), Aliko Dangote (1957), and Shehu Shagari (1925). After him are Emmanuel Amunike (1970), Rashidi Yekini (1963), Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904), Ibrahim Babangida (1941), Yakubu (1982), and John Onaiyekan (1944).

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Among POLITICIANS In Nigeria

Among politicians born in Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan ranks 11. Before him are Bola Tinubu (1952), Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (1951), Sani Abacha (1943), Moshood Abiola (1937), Yakubu Gowon (1934), and Shehu Shagari (1925). After him are Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904), Ibrahim Babangida (1941), Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912), Yemi Osinbajo (1957), Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi (1924), and Abdulsalami Abubakar (1942).

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