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Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi
Military head of state of Nigeria in 1966
Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi-IronsiGCFRMVO MBE (3 March 1924 – 29 July 1966) was a Nigerian general who was the first military head of state of Nigeria.
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He was appointed to head the country after the 15 January 1966 military coup.
He ruled from 16 January 1966,[2] until his assassination on 29 July in the same year, by a group of mutinous Northern Nigerian officers and men.
The revolt was led by Major Murtala Mohammed and included Captain Theophilus Danjuma, LieutenantMuhammadu Buhari, Lieutenant Ibrahim Babangida and Lieutenant Sani Abacha and became popularly referred to as the July counter-coup.[3]
Early life
Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi was born into the family of Igbo people Ezeugo Aguiyi on 3 March 1924, in Ibeku, Umuahia, now in Abia State, Nigeria.[4] Aguiyi-Ironsi subsequently took the last name of his brother-in-law as his first name in admiration of Mr.
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