Nigeria’s former Military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon is celebrating his 84th birthday today, October 19, 2018.
General Yakubu Gowon
As General Yakubu Gowon is celebrating his birthday today, there are many important things to know about this amazing leader.
*General Yakubu “Jack” Dan-Yumma Gowon was Nigeria’s youngest Head Of State at the age of 31 from 1966 to 1975.
* General Yakubu Gowon was born on October 19 1934 to the family of Nde Yohanna and Matwok Kurnyang as the fifth of eleven children.
*General Yakubu Gowon is a native of Lur, Kanke Local Government Area of Plateau State.
*General Yakubu Gowon as a young age was a very good athlete who specialized in long distance, he was a boxing captain and was also a goalkeeper
* General Yakubu Gowon is a Christian who served as a Churchwarden in his parish church, St Mary the Virgin, Monken Hadley.
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* General Yakubu Gowon had his education at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the United Kingdom from 1955 to 1956 and also at the University of Warwick, England.
*General Yakubu Gowon is married to Mrs Victoria Gowon nee Zakari, they both got married on the 19th of April 1969.
*General Yakubu Gowon joined the Nigerian Army in the year 1954 at the age of 20.
*General Yakubu Gowon won World Peace Prize Top Honor in November 2004 for maintaining peace and stability and promoting economic growth in the African region.
*General Yakubu Gowon shares a deep love with his wife, Victoria even to their old age.
*General Yakubu Gowon on the 9th of March 2016 accepted the son named Musa Gowon which a Nigerian socialite had for him after 48 years.
