Nigeria: Heads of State: 1963-2008 |
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| President of the Republic | |
| 1 Oct 1963 - 16 Jan 1966 | Nnamdi Chukwuemeka Azikiwe (x) [1] |
| Head of the Federal Military Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria [2] | |
| 16 Jan 1966 - 24 May 1966 | Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi [3] |
| Head of the National Military Government of the Republic of Nigeria | |
| 24 May 1966 - 29 Jul 1966 | Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi (x) |
| 1 Aug 1966 - 31 Aug 1966 | Yakubu Dan-Yumma Gowon |
| Head of the Federal Military Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria | |
| 31 Aug 1966 - 29 Jul 1975 | Yakubu Dan-Yumma Gowon (x) |
| 29 Jul 1975 - 13 Feb 1976 | Murtala Ramat Mohammed |
| 14 Feb 1976 - 1 Oct 1979 | Oluṣẹgun Fajinmi Okikiọlakan Arẹmu Ọbasanjọ [4] |
| President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria | |
| 1 Oct 1979 - 31 Dec 1983 | Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari |
| Head of the Federal Military Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria | |
| 31 Dec 1983 - 27 Aug 1985 | Muhammadu Buhari |
| President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces | |
| 27 Aug 1985 - 26 Aug 1993 | Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida |
| Head of the Interim National Government | |
| 26 Aug 1993 - 17 Nov 1993 | Ernest Adegunle Oladeinde Shonekan |
| Head of State | |
| 17 Nov 1993 - 8 Jun 1998 | Sani Abacha |
| 9 Jun 1998 - 29 May 1999 | Abdulsalam Abubakar |
| President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria | |
| 29 May 1999 - 29 May 2007 | Oluṣẹgun Fajinmi Okikiọlakan Arẹmu Ọbasanjọ (x) |
| 29 May 2007 - | Umaru Musa Yar'Adua |
| Sources and notes: | |
| [1] | Original name: Benjamin Nnamdi Chukwuemeka Azikiwe |
| [2] | In earliest documents: Head of the Federation Military Government |
| [3] | Original name: Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi. |
| [4] | Original name: Matthew Oluṣẹgun Fajinmi Okikiọlakan Arẹmu Ọbasanjọ |
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