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Goodluck Jonathan | |
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| President of Nigeria | |
| In office 6 May 2010 – 29 May 2015 | |
| Vice President | Namadi Sambo |
| Preceded by | Umaru Yar'Adua |
| Succeeded by | Muhammadu Buhari |
| Vice President of Nigeria | |
| In office 29 May 2007 – 6 May 2010 | |
| President | Umaru Yar'Adua |
| Preceded by | Atiku Abubakar |
| Succeeded by | Namadi Sambo |
| Governor of Bayelsa | |
| In office 9 December 2005 – 29 May 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Diepreye Alamieyeseigha |
| Succeeded by | Timipre Sylva |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan 20 November 1957 Ogbia, Nigeria |
| Political party | People's Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Patience Faka |
| Alma mater | University of Port Harcourt |
Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan (born 20 November 1957)[1] is a Nigerian politician who was the President of Nigeria between 5 May 2010 and 29 May 2015. He was previously Governor of oil-richBayelsa State from 9 December 2005 to 29 May 2007, and became the Vice President of Nigeria on 29 May 2007. Jonathan is a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), which ruled Nigeria between May 1999 and May 2015. On 13 January 2010, a federal court gave him the power to carry out state affairs while President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua was being taken care of in a hospital in Saudi Arabia. On 24 February 2010, Yar'Adua came back to Nigeria, but Jonathan kept the President's power.[2] Yar'Adua died on 5 May 2010, and Jonathan officially became the President. He took the oath of office the next day.[3]
Jonathan's term as President of Nigeria ended on 29 May 2015, when he handed over to President Muhammadu Buhari. [4]
- ↑ Lawson Heyford, "Jonathan: A Colossus at 49" Archived 2009-01-15 at the Wayback Machine, The Source (Lagos), 11 December 2006
- ↑ "Nigeria's Goodluck Jonathan 'is acting president'". BBC News. BBC. February 25, 2010. Archived from the original on February 26, 2010. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
- ↑ "Goodluck Jonathan sworn in as Nigerian president". the Guardian. 2010-05-06. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
- ↑ "Nigeria's president Goodluck Jonathan hands over to former dictator Muhammadu Buhari". The Telegraph. 2015-05-29. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2024-07-02.