Goodluck Jonathan

Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan is a Nigerian politician who served as the president of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015. 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. Previously, Jonathan served as the vice president of Nigeria from 2007 to 2010 under the administration of Umaru Musa Yar'Adua; and in oil-rich Bayelsa State as governor from 2005 to 2007, and deputy governor from 1999 to 2005. In 2015, Jonathan became the first Nigerian president to concede election defeat. It allowed the... Wikipedia

• Born:  Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan, November 20, 1957, Ogbia, Eastern Region, British Nigeria (now Ogbia, Bayelsa State, Nigeria)
• Age:  68 years
• Political party:  Peoples Democratic Party
• Spouse(s):  Patience Jonathan
• Children:  2
• Alma mater:  University of Port Harcourt (BS, MS, PhD)
• Occupation:  Politician
• Preceded by:  Umaru Yar'Adua
• Succeeded by:  Muhammadu Buhari
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