Victoria Gowon
Nigerian First Lady
About Victoria Gowon
Born 1946.
Victoria Hansatu Gowon (born 22 August 1946) is a Nigerian nurse and the third first lady of Nigeria. She is married to General Yakubu Gowon who was Nigerian Head of State from 1966 to 1975.
Biography Victoria Hansatu Zakari was born on 22 August 1946 to Malam Walter Bala, a civil servant and Lydia Fati Zakari in Zaria. She attended primary and secondary school in both Zaria and Kaduna. She completed her secondary education in 1964. She married Yakubu Gowon during the Nigerian Civil War on 19 April 1969 in a ceremony held at Cathedral Church of Christ, Lagos.
She made public appearances because Yakubu Gowon combined his executive and ceremonial duties.
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Nigerian First Lady (1966–1975)
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Victoria Gowon was born on 22 August 1946 in Zaria.
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