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11th Chief of Defence Staff of Nigeria (1952–2012)

Owoye Andrew AzaziCFR FSSGSS DSS MSS CMH (1 February 1952 – 15 December 2012) was a Nigerian armygeneral who served as National Security Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, was Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of Nigeria, and Chief of Army Staff (COAS).^[1] Before his first service chief appointment (COAS), he was General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division, Kaduna State.^{[citation needed]}

Early life

Azazi was born at Peretorugbene in present Bayelsa State on 1 February 1952.^[2] He had his early education in old Bendel State of Nigeria where he attended Government College Bomadi and graduated in the class of 1968, after which he joined the Nigerian Defence Academy Regular Combatant Cadet Course 12 in July 1972.

Military career

Azazi was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant on 14 December 1974. At the end of the combined training he won the bronze medal for being first in Owoye Andrew Azazi - Wikipedia MYVUC