General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Nigerian_Army
Nigerian_leaders
gptkbp:awards Order_of_the_Federal_Republic
gptkbp:born March 3, 1924
gptkbp:celebrates Aguiyi-Ironsi_Memorial
gptkbp:children Chukwuma Aguiyi-Ironsi
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Nigerian_Army
gptkbp:contribution Military governance
gptkbp:controversy Assassination circumstances
gptkbp:died July 29, 1966
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Ibadan
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:Nigerian_Civil_War
gptkbp:heldIn Head of State of Nigeria
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Post-colonial_Nigeria
gptkbp:historicalRole Transition to military rule
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First military head of state in Nigeria
gptkbp:honors Statue_in_Lagos
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi
gptkbp:impact Nigerian_governance
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Post-colonial_Nigeria
gptkbp:influenced Nigerian_politics
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Nigerian_Civil_War
Colonial military structure
gptkbp:influenceOn Nigerian_military_history
gptkbp:inspiration Nigerian_military_reforms
gptkbp:involvedIn Nigerian coup d'état 1966
gptkbp:knownFor First military ruler of Nigeria
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Military_rule_in_Nigeria
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Nigerian_Army
Major General
Peacekeeping missions
Counter-insurgency
Nigerian_military_reforms
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Igbo
Nigerian
gptkbp:notableWork Unification Decree
gptkbp:participatesIn Nigerian_independence
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Umueze,_Nigeria
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Lagos,_Nigeria
Assassination
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Nigerian_National_Democratic_Party
gptkbp:politicalRole Civilian rule transition
gptkbp:predecessor Major_General_Johnson_Aguiyi-Ironsi
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:General_Yakubu_Gowon
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:serviceYears 1942-1966
gptkbp:spouse Victoria_Aguiyi-Ironsi
gptkbp:strategicGoals National unity
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_Yakubu_Gowon