Goodluck Jonathan
Goodluck Jonathan GCFR GCON | |
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Jonathan at the World Economic Forum in 2013 | |
| 14th President of Nigeria | |
| In office 6 May 2010 – 29 May 2015 Acting: 9 February 2010 – 6 May 2010 | |
| Vice President | Namadi Sambo |
| Preceded by | Umaru Yar'Adua |
| Succeeded by | Muhammadu Buhari |
| 12th Vice President of Nigeria | |
| In office 29 May 2007 – 6 May 2010 | |
| President | Umaru Yar'Adua |
| Preceded by | Atiku Abubakar |
| Succeeded by | Namadi Sambo |
| 6th Governor of Bayelsa | |
| In office 9 December 2005 – 29 May 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Diepreye Alamieyeseigha |
| Succeeded by | Timipre Sylva |
| Deputy Governor of Bayelsa | |
| In office 29 May 1999 – 9 December 2005 | |
| Governor | Diepreye Alamieyeseigha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan 20 November 1957 Ogbia, Eastern Region, British Nigeria (now Ogbia, Bayelsa State, Nigeria) |
| Political party | Peoples Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Patience Jonathan |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Port Harcourt (BS, MS, PhD) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | gej |
Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan GCFR GCON (born 20 November 1957)[1] is a Nigerian politician who served as the president of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015.[2] He lost the 2015 presidential election to former military head of state General Muhammadu Buhari and was the first incumbent president in Nigerian history to lose re-election.[3]
Previously, Jonathan served as the vice president of Nigeria from 2007 to 2010 under the administration of Umaru Musa Yar'Adua;[4] and in oil-rich Bayelsa State as governor from 2005 to 2007, and deputy governor from 1999 to 2005.[5][2]
In 2015, Goodluck Jonathan became the first Nigerian president to concede election defeat. It allowed the transfer of power to the opposition party in Africa's biggest democracy - a country that had hitherto experienced vote-rigging and violence.[6]
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- ^ "Nigeria's Goodluck Jonathan, profile of a defeated president". BBC News. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "BBC Audio | Witness History | Goodluck Jonathan's phone call that changed Nigeria".