Definition of Gowon. Meaning of Gowon. Synonyms of Gowon

- Yakubu Dan-Yumma "Jack" Gowon GCFR (born 19 October 1934) is a Nigerian former military officer and statesman who served as the head of state of Nigeria...
- Gowon or Go Won may refer to: Yakubu Gowon (born 1934), head of the Federal Military Government of Nigeria 1966-1975 Kowon County, North Korea "Go Won"...
- Victoria Hansatu Gowon (born 22 August 1946) is a Nigerian nurse and the third first lady of Nigeria. She is married to General Yakubu Gowon who was Nigerian...
- Yusuf Gowon (born Yusuf Mogi; 1936 – 2 February 2024) was a Ugandan military officer who served as chief of staff for the Uganda Army during the dictatorship...
- its independence from Nigeria in 1967. Nigeria was led by General Yakubu Gowon, and Biafra by Lieutenant Colonel Chukwuemeka "Emeka" Odumegwu Ojukwu. The...
- General Yakubu Gowon ****umed power on 1 August 1966 in a coup that deposed General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi. In May 1967 he reorganized the four regions...
- Nigerian Republic. Heads of State of the military regimes General Yakubu Gowon Major General Muhammadu Buhari General Ibrahim Babangida General Abdulsalami...
- Yakubu Gowon Airport (IATA: JOS, ICAO: DNJO), also known as Jos Airport, is an airport serving Jos, the capital of the Plateau State of Nigeria. It was...
- Faith Academy, Egbeda is a private Christian secondary school located in Gowon Estate, Egbeda, Nigeria. It was founded in 2010 by Living Faith Church Worldwide...
- 194 days in office, was the shortest ruled military head of state. Yakubu Gowon served as the longest, for almost nine years, before being deposed in 1975...