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Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi

1924 - 1966

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Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi (3 March 1924 – 29 July 1966) was a Nigerian general who was the first military head of state of Nigeria. He seized power during the ensuing chaos after the 15 January 1966 military coup. Ironsi ruled from 16 January, until his assassination on 29 July 1966 during the July counter-coup. He was assassinated by a group of military officers from the Northern Region led by Murtala Mohammed. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi is the 14,978th most popular politician (up from 15,014th in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 43rd in 2019) and the 16th most popular Nigerian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi ranks 14,978 out of 19,576. Before him are Zababa-shuma-iddin, Govind Ballabh Pant, Ernst Wetter, Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet, Suat Hayri Ürgüplü, and Károly Kárpáti. After him are Take Ionescu, Mikhail Solomentsev, S. Yizhar, Billy Hughes, Carlo Petrini, and Evangelos Venizelos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi ranks 362. Before him are Ruhi Sarıalp, Boris Vasilyev, Kenny Dorham, Li Li-hua, Kihachi Okamoto, and Antonio Creus. After him are Rod Serling, Gunnar Johansson, Lia van Leer, Ingemar Johansson, Susanna Amatuni, and Ranasinghe Premadasa. Among people deceased in 1966, Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi ranks 173. Before him are Herbert Marshall, Bernard Schmetz, Harry Beaumont, Wivi Lönn, Naima Akef, and Julia Faye. After him are Adrianus de Jong, Margery Allingham, Iosif Czako, Jakub Szynkiewicz, Cordwainer Smith, and Steingrímur Steinþórsson.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi ranks 46 out of 309. Before him are Yemi Osinbajo (1957), Taribo West (1974), Peter Okpaleke (1963), Tijani Babangida (1973), Anthony Olubunmi Okogie (1936), and Omowunmi Sadik (1964). After him are Alex Iwobi (1996), Ibrahim Zakzaky (1953), Sunday Oliseh (1974), Buchi Emecheta (1944), Abdulsalami Abubakar (1942), and Nwankwo Kanu (1976).

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Among POLITICIANS In Nigeria

Among politicians born in Nigeria, Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi ranks 16. Before him are Shehu Shagari (1925), Goodluck Jonathan (1957), Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904), Ibrahim Babangida (1941), Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912), and Yemi Osinbajo (1957). After him are Abdulsalami Abubakar (1942), Muhammadu Maccido (1928), Ernest Shonekan (1936), Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900), Adebayo Adedeji (1930), and Mohammed Yusuf (1970).

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