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Abba Kyari (17 November 1938 – 25 November 2018) was a Nigerian army brigadier who served as governor of the now defunct North-Central State, Nigeria after it was formed from the Northern Region during the military regime of General Yakubu Gowon. As an army officer, Kyari had survived a mutiny by a battalion under his command in the aftermath of the July 1966 Nigerian counter-coup. He subsequently rose to command the Nigerian Army's 1 Brigade and then the army's artillery branch.

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  • Abba Kyari (military general) (en)
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  • Abba Kyari (17 November 1938 – 25 November 2018) was a Nigerian army brigadier who served as governor of the now defunct North-Central State, Nigeria after it was formed from the Northern Region during the military regime of General Yakubu Gowon. As an army officer, Kyari had survived a mutiny by a battalion under his command in the aftermath of the July 1966 Nigerian counter-coup. He subsequently rose to command the Nigerian Army's 1 Brigade and then the army's artillery branch. (en)
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  • Abba Kyari (en)
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  • Dewa, Northern Region, British Nigeria (en)
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  • Governor of North-Central State (en)
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  • July 1975 (en)
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  • Abba Kyari (17 November 1938 – 25 November 2018) was a Nigerian army brigadier who served as governor of the now defunct North-Central State, Nigeria after it was formed from the Northern Region during the military regime of General Yakubu Gowon. As an army officer, Kyari had survived a mutiny by a battalion under his command in the aftermath of the July 1966 Nigerian counter-coup. He subsequently rose to command the Nigerian Army's 1 Brigade and then the army's artillery branch. In July 1967 he was appointed governor of North-Central State under the military government of Yakubu Gowon. He held the position for seven years and implemented a masterplan for the development of the city of Kaduna. (en)
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