WAEC - Government (1988 - No. 32)
The first Military President of Nigeria is
Lt General Olusegun Obasanjo
Major General J.T.U Aguiyi-Ironsi
Major General Ibrahim Babangida
General Murtala Mohammed
General Yabbuku Gowon
Spiegazione
On August 27, 1985, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida seized control of Nigeria in a bloodless coup d’etat that ousted Major General Mohammed Buhari from office. Instead of placing someone else at Nigeria’s helm as he had during past coups he was involved in, Babangida made himself president, thereby becoming the first Military President of Nigeria