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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:person
former head of state
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:University_of_Warwick
gptkb:Staff_College,_Camberley
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Order_of_the_Niger
gptkb:Order_of_the_Federal_Republic
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1934-10-19
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Lur,_Plateau_State,_Nigeria
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Ibrahim_Gowon
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gptkbp:education
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Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
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gptkbp:ethnicity
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gptkb:Ngas
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gptkbp:fieldOfStudy
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gptkb:international_relations
political science
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Yakubu_Dan-Yumma_Gowon
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gptkbp:honor
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gptkb:GCFR
gptkb:GCON
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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General Yakubu Gowon
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gptkbp:knownFor
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establishing the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)
ending the Nigerian Civil War
promoting the policy of 'No victor, no vanquished'
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gptkbp:militaryBranch
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gptkb:Nigerian_Army
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gptkbp:militaryService
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1954–1975
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:Nigerian
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Nigerian_Civil_War
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:Gowon_Centre_for_National_Unity_and_International_Cooperation
gptkb:Nigeria_Prays_Initiative
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gptkbp:officeHolder
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Head of State of Nigeria
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Johnson_Aguiyi-Ironsi
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gptkbp:rank
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gptkb:General
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Christianity
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Victoria_Gowon
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Murtala_Mohammed
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gptkbp:termEnd
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1975-07-29
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gptkbp:termStart
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1966-08-01
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:1966_Nigerian_coups_d'état
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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