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Murtala Mohammed

1938 - 1976

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Murtala Ramat Muhammed ((); 8 November 1938 – 13 February 1976) was a Nigerian military officer and the fourth head of state of Nigeria. He led the 1966 Nigerian counter-coup in overthrowing the military regime of Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi and featured prominently during the Nigerian Civil War and thereafter ruled Nigeria from 29 July 1975 until his assassination on 13 February 1976. This period in Nigerian history, from the Northern counter-coup victory to Murtala's death, is commonly associated with the institutionalization of the military in Nigerian politics. Born in Kano into a ruling-class religious family, Murtala served in the Nigerian Army as a cadet in the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Murtala Mohammed is the 4,282nd most popular politician (up from 13,205th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Nigeria (up from 32nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Nigerian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Murtala Mohammed ranks 4,282 out of 19,576. Before him are Ahmad ibn Tulun, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Shabaka, Margaret I, Countess of Flanders, and Mauricio Macri. After him are Sundiata Keita, Teispes, Mstislav I of Kiev, Zhelyu Zhelev, Władysław II the Exile, and Jules Wijdenbosch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Murtala Mohammed ranks 79. Before him are Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, Etta James, Angelo Amato, Ayaz Mutallibov, Ryōji Noyori, and Marcello Gandini. After him are Tatsuya Shiji, Leonardo Boff, Keith O'Brien, Charles Simic, Seishiro Shimatani, and Dean Reed. Among people deceased in 1976, Murtala Mohammed ranks 46. Before him are René Cassin, Andrei Grechko, Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark, Josef Albers, Dalton Trumbo, and George Ostrogorsky. After him are Paul Lazarsfeld, Mukesh, Yukio Goto, Lin Yutang, Kazi Nazrul Islam, and Eileen Gray.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Murtala Mohammed ranks 5 out of 309. Before him are Sade (1959), Wole Soyinka (1934), C. Odumegwu Ojukwu (1933), and Dr. Alban (1957). After him are Chinua Achebe (1930), Francis Arinze (1932), Hugo Weaving (1960), Muhammadu Buhari (1942), Nana Asmaʼu (1793), Fela Kuti (1938), and Usman dan Fodio (1754).

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Among POLITICIANS In Nigeria

Among politicians born in Nigeria, Murtala Mohammed ranks 2. Before him are C. Odumegwu Ojukwu (1933). After him are Muhammadu Buhari (1942), Olusegun Obasanjo (1937), Bola Tinubu (1952), Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (1951), Sani Abacha (1943), Moshood Abiola (1937), Yakubu Gowon (1934), Shehu Shagari (1925), Goodluck Jonathan (1957), and Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904).

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