List Of Heads Of State Of Nigeria: Wiki list article
This is a list of the heads of state of Nigeria, from independence in 1960 to the present day.
The President of Nigeria is the current head of state and government.
Monarchy (1960–1963)
Monarch
| Queen | Reign | Royal House | Prime Minister | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) | Start | End | Duration | ||
| 1 |  | Elizabeth II (1926–2022) | 1 October 1960 | 1 October 1963 | 3 years | Windsor | Abubakar Tafawa Balewa |
Governor-General
| Governor-General | Term of office | Monarch | Prime Minister | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||
| 1 | Sir James Robertson (1899–1983) | 1 October 1960 | 16 November 1960 | 46 days | Elizabeth II | Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912–1966) | |
| 2 | Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904–1996) | 16 November 1960 | 1 October 1963 | 2 years, 319 days | Elizabeth II | Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912–1966) | |
Republic (1963–present)
First Republic (1963–1966)
| President | Term of office | Political party | Prime Minister | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||
| 1 | Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904–1996) | 1 October 1963 | 16 January 1966 | 2 years, 107 days | National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons | Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912–1966) | |
Military Government (1966–1979)
| Head of state | Term of office | Military | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | |
| 2 | Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi (1924–1966) | 16 January 1966 | 29 July 1966 (assassinated.) | 194 days | Federal Military Government | |
| 3 | .jpg) | General Yakubu Gowon (born 1934) | 1 August 1966 | 29 July 1975 (deposed.) | 8 years, 362 days | Federal Military Government |
| 4 | General Murtala Mohammed (1938–1976) | 29 July 1975 | 13 February 1976 (assassinated.) | 199 days | Federal Military Government | |
| 5 |  | Major General Olusegun Obasanjo (born 1937) | 13 February 1976 | 1 October 1979 (resigned.) | 3 years, 258 days | Federal Military Government |
Second Republic (1979–1983)
| President | Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||
| 6 |  | Alhaji Shehu Shagari (1925–2018) | 1979 1983 | 1 October 1979 | 31 December 1983 (deposed.) | 4 years, 91 days | National Party of Nigeria |
Military Government (1983–1993)
| Head of state/ President | Term of office | Military | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | |
| 7 | .jpg) | Major General Muhammadu Buhari (born 1942) | 31 December 1983 | 27 August 1985 (deposed.) | 1 year, 239 days | Supreme Military Council |
| 8 | .jpg) | General Ibrahim Babangida (born 1941) | 27 August 1985 | 26 August 1993 (resigned.) | 7 years, 364 days | Armed Forces Ruling Council |
Interim National Government (1993)
| Interim Head of State | Term of office | Political party (at time of start of term) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | |
| 9 | _(cropped).jpg) | Chief Ernest Shonekan (1936–2022) | 26 August 1993 | 17 November 1993 (deposed.) | 83 days | Independent |
Military Government (1993–1999)
| Head of state | Term of office | Military | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | |
| 10 | General Sani Abacha (1943–1998) | 17 November 1993 | 8 June 1998 (died in office.) | 4 years, 203 days | Provisional Ruling Council | |
| 11 |  | General Abdulsalami Abubakar (born 1942) | 8 June 1998 | 29 May 1999 (resigned.) | 355 days | Provisional Ruling Council |
Fourth Republic (1999–present)
| President | Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||
| 12 |  | Chief Olusegun Obasanjo (born 1937) | 1999 2003 | 29 May 1999 | 29 May 2007 | 8 years | People's Democratic Party |
| 13 |  | Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (1951–2010) | 2007 | 29 May 2007 | 5 May 2010 (died in office.) | 2 years, 341 days | People's Democratic Party |
| 14 |  | Dr. Goodluck Jonathan (born 1957) | 2011 | 5 May 2010 | 29 May 2015 | 5 years, 25 days | People's Democratic Party |
| 15 | | Muhammadu Buhari (born 1942) | 2015 2019 | 29 May 2015 | 29 May 2023 | 8 years | All Progressives Congress |
| 16 | _(Cropped).png) | Chief Bola Tinubu (born 1952) | 2023 | 29 May 2023 | Incumbent | 323 days | All Progressives Congress |
References
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