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Monarch (1960–1963)

The succession to the throne was the same as the succession to the British throne.

Queen of Nigeria
Portrait	Name	Reign	Consort	House
	Elizabeth II	1 October 1960 – 1 October 1963	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Windsor

List of Governors-General of Nigeria

Following is a list of people who have served as Governor-General of Nigeria.

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Monarch (Reign)
			Took office	Left office
Governors-General representing the monarch of the United Kingdom
1		Sir John Stuart Macpherson (1898–1971)	1 October 1954	15 June 1955	Elizabeth II (1954–1960)
2		Sir James Wilson Robertson (1899–1983)	15 June 1955	1 October 1960
Governors-General representing the monarch of Nigeria
(2)		Sir James Wilson Robertson (1899–1983)	1 October 1960	16 November 1960	Elizabeth II (1960–1963)
3		Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904–1996)	16 November 1960	1 October 1963

President (1963)

President			Term of office		Political party (at time of election)
№	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office
1		Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904–1996)	1 October 1963	16 January 1966 (deposed.)	National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons
2		Nwafor Orizu (1914—1999)	1 November 1965	16 January 1966	Independent
3		Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu (1933—1967)	16 January 1966	16 January 1966	Federal Military Government
4		Major-General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi (1924–1966)	16 January 1966	29 July 1966 (assassinated.)	Federal Military Government
5		Babafemi Ogundipe(1924—1971)	29 July 1966	29 July 1966	Federal Military Government
6		Joseph Edet Akinwale Wey (1918 –1991)	29 July 1966	1 August 1966	Federal Military Government
7		General Yakubu Gowon (1934–)	1 August 1966	29 July 1975 (deposed.)	Federal Military Government
8		General Murtala Mohammed (1938–1976)	29 July 1975	13 February 1976 (assassinated.)	Federal Military Government
9		Major-General Olusegun Obasanjo (1937–)	13 February 1976	1 October 1979 (resigned.)	Federal Military Government
10		Shehu Shagari (1925–2018)	1 October 1979	31 December 1983 (deposed.)	National Party of Nigeria
11		Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (1942–)	31 December 1983	27 August 1985 (deposed.)	Supreme Military Council
12		General Ibrahim Babangida (1941–)	27 August 1985	26 August 1993 (resigned.)	Armed Forces Ruling Council
13		M. K. O. Abiola (1937–1998)	Never took office		Social Democratic Party (Nigeria)
14		Ernest Shonekan (1936–2022)	26 August 1993	17 November 1993 (deposed)	Independent
15		General Sani Abacha (1943–1998)	17 November 1993	8 June 1998 (died in office)	Provisional Ruling Council
16		General Abdulsalami Abubakar (1942–)	8 June 1998	29 May 1999 (resigned)	Provisional Ruling Council
(9)		Olusegun Obasanjo (1937–)	29 May 1999	29 May 2007	People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
17		Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (1951–2010)	29 May 2007	5 May 2010 (died in office)
18		Goodluck Jonathan (1957–)	9 February 2010	29 May 2015
(11)		Muhammadu Buhari (1942–)	29 May 2015	6 June 2016	All Progressives Congress
19		Yemi Osinbajo (8 March 1957)	6 June 2016	19 June 2016
(11)		Muhammadu Buhari (1942–)	19 June 2016	Till date

See also

• Nigeria
  • List of Governors-General of Nigeria
  • Vice President of Nigeria
• Lists of incumbents