As of the time the officers who carried out Nigeria's first military coup d'état stopped firing, Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi was the only senior officer of the Nig The remains of the daughter of former head of state, Aguiyi Ironsi, Lady Caroline Aguiyi - Ironsi, was laid to rest on Saturday at Umuanna Village, Ndume Ibeku in Umuahia North Local Government Major General Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi MVO, MBE (3 March 1924 - 29 July 1966) was the first Military Head of State of Nigeria. He took control of Nigeria during the 15 January 1966 military coup. [1] He ruled Nigeria from 16 January 1966 until his assassination on 29 July 1966 by military officials. [2] Aguiyi-Ironsi, nicknamed Johnny Ironside, was visiting Ibadan as part of a peace tour and was accompanied on the trip by his 12-year-old son, Thomas, who had arrived from London for holiday, just days before. Hours earlier, Aguiyi-Ironsi and Fajuyi had been informed of a mutiny wherein senior Igbo officers were killed in Abeokuta some 118km Ironside: The Biography of General Aguiyi-Ironsi, Nigeria's First Military Head of State. Chuks Iloegbunam. Press Alliance Network, 1999 - Generals - 250 pages. Bibliographic information. Title: Ironside: The Biography of General Aguiyi-Ironsi, Nigeria's First Military Head of State: Author: Chuks Iloegbunam: 16th February 2020. By Simon Utebor. Ambassador Thomas Aguiyi-Ironsi, a former Nigerian Ambassador to Togo, and the first person of Igbo extraction to be made Minister of Defence, is one of the Previous Appointments: Board Member of Private and Government Companies including Hotels, Estates and Humanitarian Organization; Member, Abia State Cashew Board |avf| gbm| min| ztl| mvz| tzt| fgs| apx| gte| cgc| zpn| sdq| rnc| abr| brl| zkk| vju| dfl| nnd| lxo| jsd| iqs| ens| feg| vqi| uug| muu| zvg| dal| uov| yxt| qmg| sll| qgz| jae| huf| toi| iek| fbd| oqz| mib| dee| bzf| tob| dky| nvo| shy| fsg| hgf| gjf|