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Goodluck Jonathan

Also known as Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Goodluck E. Jonathan, G.E.J.

President of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015

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Goodluck Jonathan was the President of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015, leading Africa's most populous country during a period that included significant challenges such as the rise of the militant group Boko Haram. His presidency is historically important because it marked a transition in Nigerian politics and demonstrated the country's democratic processes during a turbulent era.

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Nigeria
Spouse: Patience Jonathan
Occupation: politician
Educated at: University of Port Harcourt
Political party: Peoples Democratic Party
Languages spoken: Ijaw
Native language: Ijaw
Religion: Baptists
Award: Order of the Pioneers of Liberia
Official website: www.gej.ng
Image: Goodluck Jonathan World Economic Forum 2013.jpg

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Commons category: Goodluck Jonathan
date of birth: 1957-11-20
name in native language: Goodluck Ebele Jonathan
birth name: Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan
candidacy in election: 2011 Nigerian presidential election
social media followers: 2231204
writing language: English language
ethnic group: Ijaw people
P10632: Goodluck Jonathan
affiliation string: Office of the President of Nigeria

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Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan Listen GCFR GCON (born 20 November 1957) 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 transfer of power to the opposition party in Africa's biggest democracy—a country that had hitherto experienced vote-rigging and violence.

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