Former first lady Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi dies at 97
23 August 2021 |
9:38 am
Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi, the wife of late Nigerian head of state, Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, is dead. The former first lady passed on Monday at 97. She would have been 98 on November 21, 2021. Victoria's husband Aguiyi-Ironsi was the supreme commander of the National Military Government for six months before being overthrown and assassinated in…
Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi, the wife of late Nigerian head of state, Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, is dead.
The former first lady passed on Monday at 97. She would have been 98 on November 21, 2021.
Victoria’s husband Aguiyi-Ironsi was the supreme commander of the National Military Government for six months before being overthrown and assassinated in the 1966 Nigerian counter-coup.
Details later.
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