Yakubu Gowon Faith in United Nigeria

Yakuba Gowon was born in 1934 and became Head of State in Nigeria in 1966. After successfully commanding the armed forces of the Federal Government during the Civil War 1967-70, he guided the reconstruction of the country for a further five years. He was deposed in a coup in 1975.    First Published in 1987. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.