What is Yakubu Gowon's full name?
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Yakubu Dan-Yumma Gowon (born 19 November 1934) is a Nigerian general and politician who served as the Head of State of Nigeria from 1966 to 1975. He was the first Nigerian head of state after the country's independence from the United Kingdom in 1960. Gowon was born in the town of Vom, Plateau State, in what was then the Northern Region of Nigeria.
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