Former Nigerian first lady, Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi, is dead

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Widow of Nigeria's first military ruler, Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi, dies at 97  | Naija247news

Wife of late Major General J.T.U. Aguiyi-Ironsi, the very first Nigerian Military Head of State, Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi, is dead.

The former First Lady died peacefully on Monday morning, August 23 at the age of 97. She would have been 98 on November 21, 2021.

Her husband, and the Supreme Commander of the National Military Government, was killed on July 29, 1966. Chief Mrs. Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi never re-married till her death.

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