Lady Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi | |
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First Lady of Nigeria | |
In role 16 January 1966 – 29 July 1966 | |
Head of State | Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi |
Preceded by | Flora Azikiwe |
Succeeded by | Victoria Gowon |
Personal details | |
Born | Victoria Nwanyiocha 21 November 1923 British Nigeria |
Died | 23 August 2021 | (aged 97)
Spouse | |
Children | 8 |
Victoria Nwanyiocha Aguyi-Ironsi (21 November 1923 – 23 August 2021) was the second First Lady of Nigeria from 16 January 1966 to 29 July 1966. [1]
She was the widow of General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi who was the first Nigerian military head of state, he was killed in Ibadan [2] in a counter coup led by Murtala Muhammed which led to the installation of General Yakubu Gowon. [3]
She hailed from Ohokobo Afara in Umuahia North Local Government Area. [4] She married Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi as a student of Holy Rosary Convent School, Okigwe in 1953. [5] [6]
Following the death of Samuel Ademulegun and his wife, she moved his children from Kaduna to Lagos and cared for them. [7]
She had 8 children who were taken away and cared for by nuns in Ibadan under the direction of Adekunle Fajuyi during the Nigerian Civil War. [8]
She served as a commissioner of the Local Government Services Commission in Umuahia. [8]
The advent of the office of the First Lady of Nigeria came with Ironsi. [9] Aguiyi-Ironsi brought prestige to the office. She was often garbed in traditional outfits and her style was described as "pretty and effortlessly regal". [5]
Aguiyi-Ironsi died on 23 August 2021, at the age of 97, after suffering from a stroke and COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. [10] [11]
Lady Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi | |
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First Lady of Nigeria | |
In role 16 January 1966 – 29 July 1966 | |
Head of State | Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi |
Preceded by | Flora Azikiwe |
Succeeded by | Victoria Gowon |
Personal details | |
Born | Victoria Nwanyiocha 21 November 1923 British Nigeria |
Died | 23 August 2021 | (aged 97)
Spouse | |
Children | 8 |
Victoria Nwanyiocha Aguyi-Ironsi (21 November 1923 – 23 August 2021) was the second First Lady of Nigeria from 16 January 1966 to 29 July 1966. [1]
She was the widow of General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi who was the first Nigerian military head of state, he was killed in Ibadan [2] in a counter coup led by Murtala Muhammed which led to the installation of General Yakubu Gowon. [3]
She hailed from Ohokobo Afara in Umuahia North Local Government Area. [4] She married Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi as a student of Holy Rosary Convent School, Okigwe in 1953. [5] [6]
Following the death of Samuel Ademulegun and his wife, she moved his children from Kaduna to Lagos and cared for them. [7]
She had 8 children who were taken away and cared for by nuns in Ibadan under the direction of Adekunle Fajuyi during the Nigerian Civil War. [8]
She served as a commissioner of the Local Government Services Commission in Umuahia. [8]
The advent of the office of the First Lady of Nigeria came with Ironsi. [9] Aguiyi-Ironsi brought prestige to the office. She was often garbed in traditional outfits and her style was described as "pretty and effortlessly regal". [5]
Aguiyi-Ironsi died on 23 August 2021, at the age of 97, after suffering from a stroke and COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. [10] [11]