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This is a list of the heads of state of Nigeria, from independence in 1960 to the present day. The current constitution of Nigeria has the president of Nigeria as the head of state and government. From 1960 to 1963, the head of state under the Constitution of 1960 was the queen of Nigeria, Elizabeth II who was also the queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. The monarch was represented in Nigeria by a governor-general. Nigeria became a republic within the Commonwealth under the Constitution of 1963 and the monarch and governor-general were replaced by a ceremonial president. Nnamdi Azikiwe served as the only indigenous governor-general of Nigeria.

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  • Toto je seznam představitelů nezávislé Nigérie od získání nezávislosti v roce 1960. (cs)
  • Die Liste der Staatsoberhäupter Nigerias listet diejenigen Personen auf, die seit der Unabhängigkeit des Landes im Jahr 1960 durch ihre politische Funktion jeweils Staatsoberhaupt von Nigeria waren. (de)
  • ĎTio estas listo de la Ŝtatestroj de Niĝerio: (eo)
  • This is a list of the heads of state of Nigeria, from independence in 1960 to the present day. The current constitution of Nigeria has the president of Nigeria as the head of state and government. From 1960 to 1963, the head of state under the Constitution of 1960 was the queen of Nigeria, Elizabeth II who was also the queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. The monarch was represented in Nigeria by a governor-general. Nigeria became a republic within the Commonwealth under the Constitution of 1963 and the monarch and governor-general were replaced by a ceremonial president. Nnamdi Azikiwe served as the only indigenous governor-general of Nigeria. Since Nigeria became a republic in 1963, 13 individuals have served as head of state of Nigeria under different titles. While the incumbent president Muhammadu Buhari is the nation's 15th head of state, he served as the 7th head of state during a military regime between 1983 and 1985. Olusegun Obasanjo served as the 5th and 12th head of state, both served at non-consecutive periods in the office first as military personnels and then later as a civilians. The first ceremonial president, who served during the first republic was Nnamdi Azikiwe, while the first executive president of Nigeria was Shehu Shagari, he was also the first president to be elected to the position. The interim government of Ernest Shonekan who was deposed 83 days after taking office in 1993 is the shortest in Nigeria's history not including the tenure of Sir James Robertson who served 46 days as governor-general immediately after independence. Aguiyi-Ironsi served 194 days in the office, the shortest for a permanent head of state. Murtala Muhammed served 199 days in the position. Yakubu Gowon served the longest continuous period of almost nine years before being deposed while he was away from the country in 1975. Olusegun Obasanjo served the longest period for eleven years, two hundred and thirty days combined. Five heads of state were deposed in a military coup (Nnamdi Azikiwe, Yakubu Gowon, Shehu Shagari, Muhammadu Buhari and Ernest Shonekan). Four heads of state died in office, two were assassinated during a military coup (Aguiyi-Ironsi and Murtala Muhammed), while two died of natural causes (Sani Abacha and Umaru Musa Yar'Adua). Three heads of state resigned, Olusegun Obasanjo and Abdulsalami Abubakar resigned after transition to democracy in 1979 and 1999 respectively, while Ibrahim Babangida was forced to resign after he annulled the 12 June 1993 presidential election in which SDP candidate MKO Abiola reportedly won. Olusegun Obasanjo was the first vice president (as Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters) to become head of state when Murtala Muhammed was killed during the 1976 Nigerian coup d'état attempt, while Goodluck Jonathan was the first democratic vice president to become head of state when Umaru Musa Yar'Adua died of Illness on 5 May 2010. There are five living former heads of state: Yakubu Gowon, Olusegun Obasanjo, Ibrahim Babangida, Abdulsalami Abubakar, and Goodluck Jonathan. The most recent to die was Elizabeth II, who died on 8 September 2022. (en)
  • Presiden Nigeria adalah kepala pemerintahan terpilih sekaligus kepala negara di Republik Federal Nigeria. Nama resminya President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria dan dalam . Posisi ini, sekarang dijabat Presiden Goodluck Jonathan. Halaman ini menampilkan daftar presiden dan kepala negara Nigeria sejak 1963. (in)
  • Cette page présente la liste des chefs d'État du Nigeria depuis l'indépendance du pays en 1960. (fr)
  • Hieronder volgt een lijst van presidenten van Nigeria. (nl)
  • I presidenti della Nigeria dal 1963 (data del passaggio da monarchia a repubblica) ad oggi sono i seguenti. (it)
  • Förbundsrepubliken Nigerias president (engelska: President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria) är Nigerias statschef. Ämbetet spelar en central politisk roll i landets politik och presidenten är ex officio överbefälhavare för de . Muhammadu Buhari, som tidigare var statschef 1983-1985 under militärjuntan, är Nigerias president sedan 29 maj 2015. (sv)
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  • Toto je seznam představitelů nezávislé Nigérie od získání nezávislosti v roce 1960. (cs)
  • Die Liste der Staatsoberhäupter Nigerias listet diejenigen Personen auf, die seit der Unabhängigkeit des Landes im Jahr 1960 durch ihre politische Funktion jeweils Staatsoberhaupt von Nigeria waren. (de)
  • ĎTio estas listo de la Ŝtatestroj de Niĝerio: (eo)
  • Presiden Nigeria adalah kepala pemerintahan terpilih sekaligus kepala negara di Republik Federal Nigeria. Nama resminya President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria dan dalam . Posisi ini, sekarang dijabat Presiden Goodluck Jonathan. Halaman ini menampilkan daftar presiden dan kepala negara Nigeria sejak 1963. (in)
  • Cette page présente la liste des chefs d'État du Nigeria depuis l'indépendance du pays en 1960. (fr)
  • Hieronder volgt een lijst van presidenten van Nigeria. (nl)
  • I presidenti della Nigeria dal 1963 (data del passaggio da monarchia a repubblica) ad oggi sono i seguenti. (it)
  • Förbundsrepubliken Nigerias president (engelska: President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria) är Nigerias statschef. Ämbetet spelar en central politisk roll i landets politik och presidenten är ex officio överbefälhavare för de . Muhammadu Buhari, som tidigare var statschef 1983-1985 under militärjuntan, är Nigerias president sedan 29 maj 2015. (sv)
  • This is a list of the heads of state of Nigeria, from independence in 1960 to the present day. The current constitution of Nigeria has the president of Nigeria as the head of state and government. From 1960 to 1963, the head of state under the Constitution of 1960 was the queen of Nigeria, Elizabeth II who was also the queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. The monarch was represented in Nigeria by a governor-general. Nigeria became a republic within the Commonwealth under the Constitution of 1963 and the monarch and governor-general were replaced by a ceremonial president. Nnamdi Azikiwe served as the only indigenous governor-general of Nigeria. (en)
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  • Seznam představitelů Nigérie (cs)
  • Liste der Staatsoberhäupter Nigerias (de)
  • Listo de Ŝtatestroj de Niĝerio (eo)
  • Daftar Presiden Nigeria (in)
  • Liste des chefs d'État du Nigeria (fr)
  • Presidenti della Nigeria (it)
  • List of heads of state of Nigeria (en)
  • Lijst van presidenten van Nigeria (nl)
  • Lista över Nigerias statsöverhuvuden (sv)
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