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			<H1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading" lang="en">List of heads of state of Nigeria</H1>
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<TH style="border-bottom: #aaa 1px solid"><SPAN style="font-weight:normal">This article is part of a series on the</SPAN><BR />
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<LI><A href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Nigeria" title="Constitution of Nigeria">Constitution</A>
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<DD><A href="/wiki/Human_rights_in_Nigeria" title="Human rights in Nigeria">Human rights</A></DD>
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<P>This is a list of the <B>heads of state of <A href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</A></B>, from independence in 1960 to the present day.</P>
<P>From 1960 to 1963 the head of state under the <A href="/w/index.php?title=Nigeria_Independence_Act_1960&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nigeria Independence Act 1960 (page does not exist)">Nigeria Independence Act 1960</A> was the <A href="/wiki/Queen_of_Nigeria" title="Queen of Nigeria">Queen of Nigeria</A>, <A href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</A>, who was also <A href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Monarchy of the United Kingdom">monarch of the United Kingdom</A> and the other <A href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" title="Commonwealth realm">Commonwealth realms</A>. The Queen was represented in Nigeria by a <A href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_state_of_Nigeria#Governors-General" title="List of heads of state of Nigeria">Governor-General</A>. Nigeria became a federal republic under the Constitution of 1963 and the monarch and Governor-General were replaced by a ceremonial <A href="/wiki/President_of_Nigeria" title="President of Nigeria">President</A>. In 1979, under the 1979 Constitution, the President gained executive powers, becoming head of both state and government. Since 1994, under the 1993 Constitution and the current 1999 Constitution, the head of state and government has been called the President.<SUP id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><A href="#cite_note-1">[1]</A></SUP></P>
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<LI class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><A href="#Monarchs_.281960.E2.80.931963.29"><SPAN class="tocnumber">1</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Monarchs (1960–1963)</SPAN></A>
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<LI class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><A href="#First_Republic_.281963.E2.80.931966.29"><SPAN class="tocnumber">2</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">First Republic (1963–1966)</SPAN></A></LI>
<LI class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><A href="#Military_rule_.281966.E2.80.931979.29"><SPAN class="tocnumber">3</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Military rule (1966–1979)</SPAN></A></LI>
<LI class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><A href="#Second_Republic_.281979.E2.80.931983.29"><SPAN class="tocnumber">4</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Second Republic (1979–1983)</SPAN></A></LI>
<LI class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><A href="#Military_rule_.281983.E2.80.931993.29"><SPAN class="tocnumber">5</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Military rule (1983–1993)</SPAN></A></LI>
<LI class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><A href="#Third_Republic_.281993.29"><SPAN class="tocnumber">6</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Third Republic (1993)</SPAN></A></LI>
<LI class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><A href="#Military_rule_.281993.E2.80.931999.29"><SPAN class="tocnumber">7</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Military rule (1993–1999)</SPAN></A></LI>
<LI class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><A href="#Fourth_Nigerian_Republic"><SPAN class="tocnumber">8</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Fourth Nigerian Republic</SPAN></A></LI>
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<H2><SPAN id="Monarchs_(1960–1963)"></SPAN><SPAN class="mw-headline" id="Monarchs_.281960.E2.80.931963.29">Monarchs (1960–1963)</SPAN><SPAN class="mw-editsection"><SPAN class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</SPAN><A href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_heads_of_state_of_Nigeria&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Monarchs (1960–1963)">edit</A><SPAN class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</SPAN></SPAN></H2>
<P>The succession to the throne was the same as the <A href="/wiki/Succession_to_the_British_throne" title="Succession to the British throne">succession to the British throne</A>.</P>
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<TH colspan="3">Reign</TH>
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<TH rowspan="2"><A href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Nigeria" title="Prime Minister of Nigeria">Prime Minister</A></TH>
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<TD><A href="/wiki/File:Queen_Elizabeth_II_-_1953-Dress.JPG" class="image"><IMG alt="Queen Elizabeth II - 1953-Dress.JPG" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Queen_Elizabeth_II_-_1953-Dress.JPG/100px-Queen_Elizabeth_II_-_1953-Dress.JPG" width="100" height="149" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Queen_Elizabeth_II_-_1953-Dress.JPG/150px-Queen_Elizabeth_II_-_1953-Dress.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Queen_Elizabeth_II_-_1953-Dress.JPG/200px-Queen_Elizabeth_II_-_1953-Dress.JPG 2x" data-file-width="639" data-file-height="949" /></A></TD>
<TD><B><A href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</A></B><BR />
<SMALL>(1926–)</SMALL></TD>
<TD>1 October 1960</TD>
<TD>1 October 1963</TD>
<TD><SPAN style="display:none" class="sortkey">7003109500000000000♠</SPAN>3 years, 0 days</TD>
<TD><A href="/wiki/House_of_Windsor" title="House of Windsor">Windsor</A></TD>
<TD><A href="/wiki/Abubakar_Tafawa_Balewa" title="Abubakar Tafawa Balewa">Balewa</A></TD>
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<P>The <A href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_state_of_Nigeria#Governors-General" title="List of heads of state of Nigeria">Governor-General</A> was the representative of the monarch in Nigeria and exercised most of the powers of the monarch. The Governor-General was appointed for an indefinite term, serving at the pleasure of the monarch. Since Nigeria was granted independence by the <A href="/w/index.php?title=Nigeria_Independence_Act_1960&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nigeria Independence Act 1960 (page does not exist)">Nigeria Independence Act 1960</A>, rather than being first established as a semi-autonomous <A href="/wiki/Dominion" title="Dominion">Dominion</A> and later promoted to independence by the <A href="/wiki/Statute_of_Westminster_1931" title="Statute of Westminster 1931">Statute of Westminster 1931</A>, the Governor-General was appointed solely on the advice of the Nigerian cabinet without the involvement of the British government, with the sole of exception of James Robertson, the former colonial governor, who served as Governor-General temporarily until he was replaced by Nnamdi Azikiwe. In the event of a vacancy the <A href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_Nigeria" title="Chief Justice of Nigeria">Chief Justice</A> would have served as <A href="/wiki/Administrator_of_the_Government" title="Administrator of the Government">Officer Administering the Government</A>.</P>
<TABLE class="wikitable">
<TBODY><TR>
<TH colspan="3">Governor-General</TH>
<TH colspan="3">Term of office</TH>
<TH rowspan="2">Monarch</TH>
<TH rowspan="2">Prime Minister</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH><SMALL>№</SMALL></TH>
<TH><SMALL>Portrait</SMALL></TH>
<TH><SMALL>Name</SMALL></TH>
<TH><SMALL>Took office</SMALL></TH>
<TH><SMALL>Left office</SMALL></TH>
<TH><SMALL>Duration</SMALL></TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH>1</TH>
<TD><A href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="image"><IMG alt="No image.png" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" width="100" height="100" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></A></TD>
<TD><B><A href="/wiki/James_Wilson_Robertson" title="James Wilson Robertson">Sir James Robertson</A></B><BR />
<SMALL>(1899–1983)</SMALL></TD>
<TD>1 October 1960</TD>
<TD>16 November 1960</TD>
<TD><SPAN style="display:none" class="sortkey">7001460000000000000♠</SPAN>46 days</TD>
<TD>Elizabeth II</TD>
<TD><A href="/wiki/Abubakar_Tafawa_Balewa" title="Abubakar Tafawa Balewa">Balewa</A></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH>2</TH>
<TD><A href="/wiki/File:Azikiwe-Commander-in-Chief.JPG" class="image"><IMG alt="Azikiwe-Commander-in-Chief.JPG" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4b/Azikiwe-Commander-in-Chief.JPG/100px-Azikiwe-Commander-in-Chief.JPG" width="100" height="125" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4b/Azikiwe-Commander-in-Chief.JPG/150px-Azikiwe-Commander-in-Chief.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4b/Azikiwe-Commander-in-Chief.JPG/200px-Azikiwe-Commander-in-Chief.JPG 2x" data-file-width="282" data-file-height="353" /></A></TD>
<TD><B><A href="/wiki/Nnamdi_Azikiwe" title="Nnamdi Azikiwe">Nnamdi Azikiwe</A></B><BR />
<SMALL>(1904–1996)</SMALL></TD>
<TD>16 November 1960</TD>
<TD>1 October 1963</TD>
<TD><SPAN style="display:none" class="sortkey">7003104900000000000♠</SPAN>2 years, 319 days</TD>
<TD>Elizabeth II</TD>
<TD>Balewa</TD>
</TR>
</TBODY></TABLE>
<H2><SPAN id="First_Republic_(1963–1966)"></SPAN><SPAN class="mw-headline" id="First_Republic_.281963.E2.80.931966.29"><A href="/wiki/First_Nigerian_Republic" title="First Nigerian Republic">First Republic</A> (1963–1966)</SPAN><SPAN class="mw-editsection"><SPAN class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</SPAN><A href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_heads_of_state_of_Nigeria&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: First Republic (1963–1966)">edit</A><SPAN class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</SPAN></SPAN></H2>
<P>Under the 1963 Constitution, the first constitution of the Republic of Nigeria, the President replaced the monarch as ceremonial head of state. The President was elected by Parliament for a five-year term. In the event of a vacancy the <A href="/wiki/President_of_the_Senate_of_Nigeria" title="President of the Senate of Nigeria">President of the Senate</A> would have served as Acting President.</P>
<TABLE class="wikitable">
<TBODY><TR>
<TH colspan="3">President</TH>
<TH colspan="3">Term of office</TH>
<TH rowspan="2">Political party<BR />
(at time of election)</TH>
<TH rowspan="2">Prime Minister(s)</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH><SMALL>№</SMALL></TH>
<TH><SMALL>Portrait</SMALL></TH>
<TH><SMALL>Name</SMALL></TH>
<TH><SMALL>Took office</SMALL></TH>
<TH><SMALL>Left office</SMALL></TH>
<TH><SMALL>Duration</SMALL></TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH>1</TH>
<TD><A href="/wiki/File:Azikiwe-Commander-in-Chief.JPG" class="image"><IMG alt="Azikiwe-Commander-in-Chief.JPG" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4b/Azikiwe-Commander-in-Chief.JPG/100px-Azikiwe-Commander-in-Chief.JPG" width="100" height="125" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4b/Azikiwe-Commander-in-Chief.JPG/150px-Azikiwe-Commander-in-Chief.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4b/Azikiwe-Commander-in-Chief.JPG/200px-Azikiwe-Commander-in-Chief.JPG 2x" data-file-width="282" data-file-height="353" /></A></TD>
<TD><B><A href="/wiki/Nnamdi_Azikiwe" title="Nnamdi Azikiwe">Nnamdi Azikiwe</A></B><BR />
<SMALL>(1904–1996)</SMALL></TD>
<TD>1 October 1963</TD>
<TD>16 January 1966<BR />
<SMALL>(<I>deposed.</I>)</SMALL></TD>
<TD><SPAN style="display:none" class="sortkey">7002838000000000000♠</SPAN>2 years, 107 days</TD>
<TD><A href="/wiki/National_Council_of_Nigeria_and_the_Cameroons" title="National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons">National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons</A></TD>
<TD><A href="/wiki/Abubakar_Tafawa_Balewa" title="Abubakar Tafawa Balewa">Balewa</A></TD>
</TR>
</TBODY></TABLE>
<H2><SPAN id="Military_rule_(1966–1979)"></SPAN><SPAN class="mw-headline" id="Military_rule_.281966.E2.80.931979.29">Military rule (1966–1979)</SPAN><SPAN class="mw-editsection"><SPAN class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</SPAN><A href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_heads_of_state_of_Nigeria&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Military rule (1966–1979)">edit</A><SPAN class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</SPAN></SPAN></H2>
<P><A href="/wiki/Chukwuma_Kaduna_Nzeogwu" title="Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu">Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu</A> led a <A href="/wiki/Nigerian_military_juntas_of_1966%E2%80%9379_and_1983%E2%80%9398" title="Nigerian military juntas of 1966–79 and 1983–98">coup d'état</A> in 1966 which overthrew President Azikiwe and his government.</P>
<TABLE class="wikitable">
<TBODY><TR>
<TH colspan="3">Head of State</TH>
<TH colspan="3">Term of Office</TH>
<TH rowspan="2">Military</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH><SMALL>№</SMALL></TH>
<TH><SMALL>Portrait</SMALL></TH>
<TH><SMALL>Name</SMALL></TH>
<TH><SMALL>Took Office</SMALL></TH>
<TH><SMALL>Left Office</SMALL></TH>
<TH><SMALL>Duration</SMALL></TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH style="background:#C3B091;">2</TH>
<TD><A href="/wiki/File:JTUAguiyiIronsi.JPG" class="image"><IMG alt="JTUAguiyiIronsi.JPG" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/JTUAguiyiIronsi.JPG/100px-JTUAguiyiIronsi.JPG" width="100" height="136" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/JTUAguiyiIronsi.JPG/150px-JTUAguiyiIronsi.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/JTUAguiyiIronsi.JPG/200px-JTUAguiyiIronsi.JPG 2x" data-file-width="269" data-file-height="367" /></A></TD>
<TD><B><A href="/wiki/Johnson_Aguiyi-Ironsi" title="Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi"><SMALL>Major-General</SMALL> Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi</A></B><BR />
<SMALL>(1924–1966)</SMALL></TD>
<TD>16 January 1966</TD>
<TD>12 July 1966<BR />
<SMALL>(<I>assassinated.</I>)</SMALL></TD>
<TD><SPAN style="display:none" class="sortkey">7002177000000000000♠</SPAN>177 days</TD>
<TD>Federal Military Government</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH style="background:#C3B091;">3</TH>
<TD><A href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="image"><IMG alt="No image.png" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" width="100" height="100" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></A></TD>
<TD><B><A href="/wiki/Yakubu_Gowon" title="Yakubu Gowon"><SMALL>General</SMALL> Yakubu Gowon</A></B><BR />
<SMALL>(1934–)</SMALL></TD>
<TD>1 August 1966</TD>
<TD>29 July 1975<BR />
<SMALL>(<I>deposed.</I>)</SMALL></TD>
<TD><SPAN style="display:none" class="sortkey">7003328400000000000♠</SPAN>8 years, 362 days</TD>
<TD>Federal Military Government</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH style="background:#C3B091;">4</TH>
<TD><A href="/wiki/File:Murtala_Muhammed.jpg" class="image"><IMG alt="Murtala Muhammed.jpg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1b/Murtala_Muhammed.jpg/100px-Murtala_Muhammed.jpg" width="100" height="147" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1b/Murtala_Muhammed.jpg/150px-Murtala_Muhammed.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1b/Murtala_Muhammed.jpg/200px-Murtala_Muhammed.jpg 2x" data-file-width="204" data-file-height="300" /></A></TD>
<TD><B><A href="/wiki/Murtala_Mohammed" title="Murtala Mohammed"><SMALL>General</SMALL> Murtala Mohammed</A></B><BR />
<SMALL>(1938–1976)</SMALL></TD>
<TD>29 July 1975</TD>
<TD>13 February 1976<BR />
<SMALL>(<I>assassinated.</I>)</SMALL></TD>
<TD><SPAN style="display:none" class="sortkey">7002199000000000000♠</SPAN>199 days</TD>
<TD>Federal Military Government</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH style="background:#C3B091;">5</TH>
<TD><A href="/wiki/File:Obasanjo_1978.gif" class="image"><IMG alt="Obasanjo 1978.gif" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Obasanjo_1978.gif/100px-Obasanjo_1978.gif" width="100" height="121" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Obasanjo_1978.gif/150px-Obasanjo_1978.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Obasanjo_1978.gif/200px-Obasanjo_1978.gif 2x" data-file-width="260" data-file-height="314" /></A></TD>
<TD><B><A href="/wiki/Olusegun_Obasanjo" title="Olusegun Obasanjo"><SMALL>Major-General</SMALL> Olusegun Obasanjo</A></B><BR />
<SMALL>(1937–)</SMALL></TD>
<TD>13 February 1976</TD>
<TD>1 October 1979<BR />
<SMALL>(<I>resigned.</I>)</SMALL></TD>
<TD><SPAN style="display:none" class="sortkey">7003135400000000000♠</SPAN>3 years, 258 days</TD>
<TD>Federal Military Government</TD>
</TR>
</TBODY></TABLE>
<H2><SPAN id="Second_Republic_(1979–1983)"></SPAN><SPAN class="mw-headline" id="Second_Republic_.281979.E2.80.931983.29"><A href="/wiki/Second_Nigerian_Republic" title="Second Nigerian Republic">Second Republic</A> (1979–1983)</SPAN><SPAN class="mw-editsection"><SPAN class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</SPAN><A href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_heads_of_state_of_Nigeria&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Second Republic (1979–1983)">edit</A><SPAN class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</SPAN></SPAN></H2>
<P>Under the 1979 Constitution, the second constitution of the Republic of Nigeria, the President was head of both state and government. The President was elected by for a four-year term. In the event of a vacancy the <A href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_Nigeria" title="Vice President of Nigeria">Vice President</A> would have served as Acting President.</P>
<TABLE class="wikitable">
<TBODY><TR>
<TH colspan="3">President</TH>
<TH colspan="3">Term of office</TH>
<TH rowspan="2">Political party<BR />
(at time of election)</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH><SMALL>№</SMALL></TH>
<TH><SMALL>Portrait</SMALL></TH>
<TH><SMALL>Name</SMALL></TH>
<TH><SMALL>Took office</SMALL></TH>
<TH><SMALL>Left office</SMALL></TH>
<TH><SMALL>Duration</SMALL></TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH>6</TH>
<TD><A href="/wiki/File:Shagaricropped.jpg" class="image"><IMG alt="Shagaricropped.jpg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Shagaricropped.jpg/100px-Shagaricropped.jpg" width="100" height="102" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Shagaricropped.jpg/150px-Shagaricropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Shagaricropped.jpg/200px-Shagaricropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="794" data-file-height="811" /></A></TD>
<TD><B><A href="/wiki/Shehu_Shagari" title="Shehu Shagari">Shehu Shagari</A></B><BR />
<SMALL>(1925–)</SMALL></TD>
<TD>1 October 1979</TD>
<TD>31 December 1983<BR />
<SMALL>(<I>deposed.</I>)</SMALL></TD>
<TD><SPAN style="display:none" class="sortkey">7003155200000000000♠</SPAN>4 years, 91 days</TD>
<TD><A href="/wiki/National_Party_of_Nigeria" title="National Party of Nigeria">National Party of Nigeria</A></TD>
</TR>
</TBODY></TABLE>
<H2><SPAN id="Military_rule_(1983–1993)"></SPAN><SPAN class="mw-headline" id="Military_rule_.281983.E2.80.931993.29">Military rule (1983–1993)</SPAN><SPAN class="mw-editsection"><SPAN class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</SPAN><A href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_heads_of_state_of_Nigeria&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Military rule (1983–1993)">edit</A><SPAN class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</SPAN></SPAN></H2>
<P><A href="/wiki/Muhammadu_Buhari" title="Muhammadu Buhari">Major-General Muhammadu Buhari</A> led a <A href="/wiki/Nigerian_military_juntas_of_1966%E2%80%9379_and_1983%E2%80%9398" title="Nigerian military juntas of 1966–79 and 1983–98">coup d'état</A> which overthrew President Shagari and his government.</P>
<TABLE class="wikitable">
<TBODY><TR>
<TH colspan="3">Head of State</TH>
<TH colspan="3">Term of Office</TH>
<TH rowspan="2">Military</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH><SMALL>№</SMALL></TH>
<TH><SMALL>Portrait</SMALL></TH>
<TH><SMALL>Name</SMALL></TH>
<TH><SMALL>Took Office</SMALL></TH>
<TH><SMALL>Left Office</SMALL></TH>
<TH><SMALL>Duration</SMALL></TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH style="background:#C3B091;">7</TH>
<TD><A href="/wiki/File:Muhammadu_Buhari_-_Chatham_House.jpg" class="image"><IMG alt="Muhammadu Buhari - Chatham House.jpg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Muhammadu_Buhari_-_Chatham_House.jpg/100px-Muhammadu_Buhari_-_Chatham_House.jpg" width="100" height="103" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Muhammadu_Buhari_-_Chatham_House.jpg/150px-Muhammadu_Buhari_-_Chatham_House.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Muhammadu_Buhari_-_Chatham_House.jpg/200px-Muhammadu_Buhari_-_Chatham_House.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2004" data-file-height="2069" /></A></TD>
<TD><B><A href="/wiki/Muhammadu_Buhari" title="Muhammadu Buhari"><SMALL>Major-General</SMALL> Muhammadu Buhari</A></B><BR />
<SMALL>(1942–)</SMALL></TD>
<TD>31 December 1983</TD>
<TD>27 August 1985<BR />
<SMALL>(<I>deposed.</I>)</SMALL></TD>
<TD><SPAN class="nowrap">1 year, 239 days</SPAN></TD>
<TD><A href="/wiki/Supreme_Military_Council_of_Nigeria_(1983-1985)" class="mw-redirect" title="Supreme Military Council of Nigeria (1983-1985)">Supreme Military Council</A></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH style="background:#C3B091;">8</TH>
<TD><A href="/wiki/File:Ibrahim_Babangida_(cropped).jpg" class="image"><IMG alt="Ibrahim Babangida (cropped).jpg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Ibrahim_Babangida_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Ibrahim_Babangida_%28cropped%29.jpg" width="100" height="141" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Ibrahim_Babangida_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Ibrahim_Babangida_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Ibrahim_Babangida_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="168" data-file-height="237" /></A></TD>
<TD><B><A href="/wiki/Ibrahim_Babangida" title="Ibrahim Babangida"><SMALL>General</SMALL> Ibrahim Babangida</A></B><BR />
<SMALL>(1941–)</SMALL></TD>
<TD>27 August 1985</TD>
<TD>26 August 1993<BR />
<SMALL>(<I>resigned.</I>)</SMALL></TD>
<TD><SPAN style="display:none" class="sortkey">7003292100000000000♠</SPAN>7 years, 364 days</TD>
<TD><A href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_Ruling_Council_(Nigeria)" title="Armed Forces Ruling Council (Nigeria)">Armed Forces Ruling Council</A></TD>
</TR>
</TBODY></TABLE>
<H2><SPAN id="Third_Republic_(1993)"></SPAN><SPAN class="mw-headline" id="Third_Republic_.281993.29"><A href="/wiki/Third_Nigerian_Republic" title="Third Nigerian Republic">Third Republic</A> (1993)</SPAN><SPAN class="mw-editsection"><SPAN class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</SPAN><A href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_heads_of_state_of_Nigeria&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Third Republic (1993)">edit</A><SPAN class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</SPAN></SPAN></H2>
<P>The Third Republic was the planned republican government of Nigeria in 1993 which was to be governed by the Third Republican constitution.</P>
<P>The constitution of the Third Republic was drafted in 1989, when General <A href="/wiki/Ibrahim_Babangida" title="Ibrahim Babangida">Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida</A> (IBB), the <A href="/wiki/President_of_Nigeria" title="President of Nigeria">military Head of State</A>, promised to terminate military rule by 1990 – a date which was subsequently pushed back to 1993. IBB lifted the ban on political activity in the spring of 1989, and his government established two political parties: the center-right <A href="/wiki/National_Republican_Convention" title="National Republican Convention">National Republican Convention</A> (NRC) and the center-left <A href="/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_(Nigeria)" title="Social Democratic Party (Nigeria)">Social Democratic Party</A> (SDP). <A href="/wiki/Gubernatorial" class="mw-redirect" title="Gubernatorial">Gubernatorial</A> and state legislative elections were conducted in December 1991, while the presidential election was postponed till 12 June 1993 – due to political unrest. <A href="/wiki/Moshood_Kashimawo_Olawale_Abiola" class="mw-redirect" title="Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola">M. K. O. Abiola</A>, a wealthy <A href="/wiki/Yoruba_people" title="Yoruba people">Yoruba</A> businessman, won a decisive victory in the presidential elections on the SDP platm.</P>
<TABLE class="wikitable">
<TBODY><TR>
<TH colspan="3">President</TH>
<TH colspan="3">Term of office</TH>
<TH rowspan="2">Political party<BR />
(at time of election)</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH><SMALL>№</SMALL></TH>
<TH><SMALL>Portrait</SMALL></TH>
<TH><SMALL>Name</SMALL></TH>
<TH><SMALL>Took office</SMALL></TH>
<TH><SMALL>Left office</SMALL></TH>
<TH><SMALL>Duration</SMALL></TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH style="background:#DDDDDD; color:black;">9</TH>
<TD><A href="/wiki/File:Ambassador_Bob_Dewar_with_Ernest_Shonekan_(3509232597)_(cropped).jpg" class="image"><IMG alt="Ambassador Bob Dewar with Ernest Shonekan (3509232597) (cropped).jpg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Ambassador_Bob_Dewar_with_Ernest_Shonekan_%283509232597%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Ambassador_Bob_Dewar_with_Ernest_Shonekan_%283509232597%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" width="100" height="131" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Ambassador_Bob_Dewar_with_Ernest_Shonekan_%283509232597%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Ambassador_Bob_Dewar_with_Ernest_Shonekan_%283509232597%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Ambassador_Bob_Dewar_with_Ernest_Shonekan_%283509232597%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Ambassador_Bob_Dewar_with_Ernest_Shonekan_%283509232597%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="223" data-file-height="293" /></A></TD>
<TD><B><A href="/wiki/Ernest_Shonekan" title="Ernest Shonekan">Ernest Shonekan</A></B><BR />
<SMALL>(1936–)</SMALL></TD>
<TD>26 August 1993</TD>
<TD>17 November 1993<BR />
<SMALL>(<I>deposed.</I>)</SMALL></TD>
<TD><SPAN style="display:none" class="sortkey">7001830000000000000♠</SPAN>83 days</TD>
<TD><A href="/wiki/Independent_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent (politician)">Independent</A></TD>
</TR>
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<P><A href="/wiki/Sani_Abacha" title="Sani Abacha">General Sani Abacha</A> led a <A href="/wiki/Nigerian_military_juntas_of_1966%E2%80%9379_and_1983%E2%80%9398" title="Nigerian military juntas of 1966–79 and 1983–98">coup d'état</A> which overthrew President Shonekan and his government.</P>
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<TH colspan="3">Term of Office</TH>
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<TH><SMALL>№</SMALL></TH>
<TH><SMALL>Portrait</SMALL></TH>
<TH><SMALL>Name</SMALL></TH>
<TH><SMALL>Took Office</SMALL></TH>
<TH><SMALL>Left Office</SMALL></TH>
<TH><SMALL>Duration</SMALL></TH>
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<TH style="background:#C3B091;">10</TH>
<TD><A href="/wiki/File:Sani_Abacha.jpg" class="image"><IMG alt="Sani Abacha.jpg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fd/Sani_Abacha.jpg/100px-Sani_Abacha.jpg" width="100" height="148" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fd/Sani_Abacha.jpg/150px-Sani_Abacha.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fd/Sani_Abacha.jpg/200px-Sani_Abacha.jpg 2x" data-file-width="203" data-file-height="300" /></A></TD>
<TD><B><A href="/wiki/Sani_Abacha" title="Sani Abacha"><SMALL>General</SMALL> Sani Abacha</A></B><BR />
<SMALL>(1943–1998)</SMALL></TD>
<TD>17 November 1993</TD>
<TD>8 June 1998<BR />
<SMALL>(<I>died in office.</I>)</SMALL></TD>
<TD><SPAN style="display:none" class="sortkey">7003166400000000000♠</SPAN>4 years, 203 days</TD>
<TD>Provisional Ruling Council</TD>
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<TH style="background:#C3B091;">11</TH>
<TD><A href="/wiki/File:Abdulsalami_Abubakar_detail_DF-SC-02-04323.jpg" class="image"><IMG alt="Abdulsalami Abubakar detail DF-SC-02-04323.jpg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Abdulsalami_Abubakar_detail_DF-SC-02-04323.jpg/100px-Abdulsalami_Abubakar_detail_DF-SC-02-04323.jpg" width="100" height="127" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Abdulsalami_Abubakar_detail_DF-SC-02-04323.jpg/150px-Abdulsalami_Abubakar_detail_DF-SC-02-04323.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Abdulsalami_Abubakar_detail_DF-SC-02-04323.jpg/200px-Abdulsalami_Abubakar_detail_DF-SC-02-04323.jpg 2x" data-file-width="550" data-file-height="700" /></A></TD>
<TD><B><A href="/wiki/Abdulsalami_Abubakar" title="Abdulsalami Abubakar"><SMALL>General</SMALL> Abdulsalami Abubakar</A></B><BR />
<SMALL>(1942–)</SMALL></TD>
<TD>8 June 1998</TD>
<TD>29 May 1999<BR />
<SMALL>(<I>resigned.</I>)</SMALL></TD>
<TD><SPAN style="display:none" class="sortkey">7002355000000000000♠</SPAN>355 days</TD>
<TD>Provisional Ruling Council</TD>
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<P>Under the fourth Constitution of the Republic of Nigeria, the President is head of both state and government. The President is elected by for a four-year term. In the event of a vacancy the <A href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_Nigeria" title="Vice President of Nigeria">Vice President</A> serves as Acting President.</P>
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<TH><SMALL>№</SMALL></TH>
<TH><SMALL>Portrait</SMALL></TH>
<TH><SMALL>Name</SMALL></TH>
<TH><SMALL>Took office</SMALL></TH>
<TH><SMALL>Left office</SMALL></TH>
<TH><SMALL>Duration</SMALL></TH>
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<TH style="background:#006903; color:white;">12</TH>
<TD><A href="/wiki/File:Olusegun_Obasanjo_DD-SC-07-14396-cropped.jpg" class="image"><IMG alt="Olusegun Obasanjo DD-SC-07-14396-cropped.jpg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Olusegun_Obasanjo_DD-SC-07-14396-cropped.jpg/100px-Olusegun_Obasanjo_DD-SC-07-14396-cropped.jpg" width="100" height="136" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Olusegun_Obasanjo_DD-SC-07-14396-cropped.jpg/150px-Olusegun_Obasanjo_DD-SC-07-14396-cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Olusegun_Obasanjo_DD-SC-07-14396-cropped.jpg/200px-Olusegun_Obasanjo_DD-SC-07-14396-cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1198" data-file-height="1632" /></A></TD>
<TD><B><A href="/wiki/Olusegun_Obasanjo" title="Olusegun Obasanjo">Olusegun Obasanjo</A></B><BR />
<SMALL>(1937–)</SMALL></TD>
<TD>29 May 1999</TD>
<TD>29 May 2007</TD>
<TD><SPAN style="display:none" class="sortkey">7003292200000000000♠</SPAN>8 years, 0 days</TD>
<TD><A href="/wiki/People%27s_Democratic_Party_(Nigeria)" title="People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)">People's Democratic Party</A></TD>
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<TH style="background:#006903; color:white;">13</TH>
<TD><A href="/wiki/File:YarAdua_WEF_2008.jpg" class="image"><IMG alt="YarAdua WEF 2008.jpg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/YarAdua_WEF_2008.jpg/100px-YarAdua_WEF_2008.jpg" width="100" height="146" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/YarAdua_WEF_2008.jpg/150px-YarAdua_WEF_2008.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/YarAdua_WEF_2008.jpg/200px-YarAdua_WEF_2008.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="730" /></A></TD>
<TD><B><A href="/wiki/Umaru_Musa_Yar%27Adua" title="Umaru Musa Yar'Adua">Umaru Musa Yar'Adua</A></B><BR />
<SMALL>(1951–2010)</SMALL></TD>
<TD>29 May 2007</TD>
<TD>5 May 2010<SUP id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><A href="#cite_note-2">[2]</A></SUP><BR />
<SMALL>(<I>died in office.</I>)</SMALL></TD>
<TD><SPAN style="display:none" class="sortkey">7003107200000000000♠</SPAN>2 years, 341 days</TD>
<TD><A href="/wiki/People%27s_Democratic_Party_(Nigeria)" title="People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)">People's Democratic Party</A></TD>
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<TD><A href="/wiki/File:Goodluck_Jonathan_World_Economic_Forum_2013.jpg" class="image"><IMG alt="Goodluck Jonathan World Economic Forum 2013.jpg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Goodluck_Jonathan_World_Economic_Forum_2013.jpg/100px-Goodluck_Jonathan_World_Economic_Forum_2013.jpg" width="100" height="150" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Goodluck_Jonathan_World_Economic_Forum_2013.jpg/150px-Goodluck_Jonathan_World_Economic_Forum_2013.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Goodluck_Jonathan_World_Economic_Forum_2013.jpg/200px-Goodluck_Jonathan_World_Economic_Forum_2013.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="5184" /></A></TD>
<TD><B><A href="/wiki/Goodluck_Jonathan" title="Goodluck Jonathan">Goodluck Jonathan</A></B><BR />
<SMALL>(1957–)</SMALL></TD>
<TD>5 May 2010</TD>
<TD>29 May 2015</TD>
<TD><SPAN style="display:none" class="sortkey">7003185100000000000♠</SPAN>5 years, 25 days</TD>
<TD><A href="/wiki/People%27s_Democratic_Party_(Nigeria)" title="People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)">People's Democratic Party</A></TD>
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<TD><A href="/wiki/File:Muhammadu_Buhari_-_Chatham_House.jpg" class="image"><IMG alt="Muhammadu Buhari - Chatham House.jpg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Muhammadu_Buhari_-_Chatham_House.jpg/100px-Muhammadu_Buhari_-_Chatham_House.jpg" width="100" height="103" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Muhammadu_Buhari_-_Chatham_House.jpg/150px-Muhammadu_Buhari_-_Chatham_House.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Muhammadu_Buhari_-_Chatham_House.jpg/200px-Muhammadu_Buhari_-_Chatham_House.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2004" data-file-height="2069" /></A></TD>
<TD><B><A href="/wiki/Muhammadu_Buhari" title="Muhammadu Buhari">Muhammadu Buhari</A></B><BR />
<SMALL>(1942–)</SMALL></TD>
<TD><A href="/wiki/Inauguration_of_Muhammadu_Buhari" title="Inauguration of Muhammadu Buhari">29 May 2015</A></TD>
<TD>Incumbent</TD>
<TD><SPAN style="display:none" class="sortkey">7002886000000000000♠</SPAN>2 years, 155 days</TD>
<TD><A href="/wiki/All_Progressives_Congress" title="All Progressives Congress">All Progressives Congress</A></TD>
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<TD><A href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</A></TD>
<TD>1952–1961</TD>
<TD>Queen of Nigeria</TD>
<TD><SPAN style="display:none">(<SPAN class="bday">1926-04-21</SPAN>)</SPAN> April 21, 1926 <SPAN class="noprint ForceAgeToShow">(age 91)</SPAN></TD>
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<TD><A href="/wiki/Yakubu_Gowon" title="Yakubu Gowon">Yakubu Gowon</A></TD>
<TD>1966–1975</TD>
<TD>Military ruler</TD>
<TD><SPAN style="display:none">(<SPAN class="bday">1934-10-19</SPAN>)</SPAN> October 19, 1934 <SPAN class="noprint ForceAgeToShow">(age 83)</SPAN></TD>
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<TD><A href="/wiki/Olusegun_Obasanjo" title="Olusegun Obasanjo">Olusegun Obasanjo</A></TD>
<TD>1976–1979<BR />
1999–2007</TD>
<TD>Military ruler<BR />
President of Nigeria</TD>
<TD><SPAN style="display:none">(<SPAN class="bday">1937-03-05</SPAN>)</SPAN> March 5, 1937 <SPAN class="noprint ForceAgeToShow">(age 80)</SPAN></TD>
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<TD><A href="/wiki/Shehu_Shagari" title="Shehu Shagari">Shehu Shagari</A></TD>
<TD>1979–1983</TD>
<TD>President of Nigeria</TD>
<TD><SPAN style="display:none">(<SPAN class="bday">1925-02-25</SPAN>)</SPAN> February 25, 1925 <SPAN class="noprint ForceAgeToShow">(age 92)</SPAN></TD>
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<TD><A href="/wiki/Ibrahim_Babangida" title="Ibrahim Babangida">Ibrahim Babangida</A></TD>
<TD>1985–1993</TD>
<TD>Military ruler</TD>
<TD><SPAN style="display:none">(<SPAN class="bday">1941-08-17</SPAN>)</SPAN> August 17, 1941 <SPAN class="noprint ForceAgeToShow">(age 76)</SPAN></TD>
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<TD><A href="/wiki/Ernest_Shonekan" title="Ernest Shonekan">Ernest Shonekan</A></TD>
<TD>1993</TD>
<TD>President of Nigeria</TD>
<TD><SPAN style="display:none">(<SPAN class="bday">1936-05-09</SPAN>)</SPAN> May 9, 1936 <SPAN class="noprint ForceAgeToShow">(age 81)</SPAN></TD>
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<TD><A href="/wiki/Abdulsalami_Abubakar" title="Abdulsalami Abubakar">Abdulsalami Abubakar</A></TD>
<TD>1998–1999</TD>
<TD>Military ruler</TD>
<TD><SPAN style="display:none">(<SPAN class="bday">1942-06-13</SPAN>)</SPAN> June 13, 1942 <SPAN class="noprint ForceAgeToShow">(age 75)</SPAN></TD>
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<TD><A href="/wiki/Goodluck_Jonathan" title="Goodluck Jonathan">Goodluck Jonathan</A></TD>
<TD>2010–2015</TD>
<TD>President of Nigeria</TD>
<TD><SPAN style="display:none">(<SPAN class="bday">1957-11-20</SPAN>)</SPAN> November 20, 1957 <SPAN class="noprint ForceAgeToShow">(age 59)</SPAN></TD>
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<LI><SMALL><SPAN class="flagicon"><IMG alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> </SPAN><A href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</A></SMALL></LI>
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<LI><SMALL><SPAN class="flagicon"><A href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><IMG alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Australia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia.svg.png" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Australia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Australia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></A></SPAN> <A href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_Australia" title="Governor-General of Australia">Australia</A></SMALL></LI>
<LI><SMALL><SPAN class="flagicon"><A href="/wiki/The_Bahamas" title="The Bahamas"><IMG alt="The Bahamas" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg.png" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /></A></SPAN> <A href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_the_Bahamas" title="Governor-General of the Bahamas">Bahamas</A></SMALL></LI>
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<LI><SMALL><SPAN class="flagicon"><A href="/wiki/Tasmania" title="Tasmania"><IMG alt="Tasmania" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Flag_of_Tasmania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tasmania.svg.png" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Flag_of_Tasmania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Tasmania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Flag_of_Tasmania.svg/46px-Flag_of_Tasmania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></A></SPAN> <A href="/wiki/Governor_of_Tasmania" title="Governor of Tasmania">Tasmania</A></SMALL></LI>
<LI><SMALL><SPAN class="flagicon"><A href="/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" title="Victoria (Australia)"><IMG alt="Victoria (Australia)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Victoria_%28Australia%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Victoria_%28Australia%29.svg.png" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Victoria_%28Australia%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Victoria_%28Australia%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Victoria_%28Australia%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Victoria_%28Australia%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="750" /></A></SPAN> <A href="/wiki/Governor_of_Victoria" title="Governor of Victoria">Victoria</A></SMALL></LI>
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<LI><SMALL><SPAN class="flagicon"><A href="/wiki/Alberta" title="Alberta"><IMG alt="Alberta" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_Alberta.svg/23px-Flag_of_Alberta.svg.png" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_Alberta.svg/35px-Flag_of_Alberta.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_Alberta.svg/46px-Flag_of_Alberta.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></A></SPAN> <A href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Alberta" title="Lieutenant Governor of Alberta">Alberta</A></SMALL></LI>
<LI><SMALL><SPAN class="flagicon"><A href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia"><IMG alt="British Columbia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg/23px-Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg.png" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg/35px-Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg/46px-Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="360" /></A></SPAN> <A href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_British_Columbia" title="Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia">British Columbia</A></SMALL></LI>
<LI><SMALL><SPAN class="flagicon"><A href="/wiki/Manitoba" title="Manitoba"><IMG alt="Manitoba" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Flag_of_Manitoba.svg/23px-Flag_of_Manitoba.svg.png" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Flag_of_Manitoba.svg/35px-Flag_of_Manitoba.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Flag_of_Manitoba.svg/46px-Flag_of_Manitoba.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></A></SPAN> <A href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Manitoba" title="Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba">Manitoba</A></SMALL></LI>
<LI><SMALL><SPAN class="flagicon"><A href="/wiki/New_Brunswick" title="New Brunswick"><IMG alt="New Brunswick" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Flag_of_New_Brunswick.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Brunswick.svg.png" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Flag_of_New_Brunswick.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Brunswick.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Flag_of_New_Brunswick.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Brunswick.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="1200" /></A></SPAN> <A href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_Brunswick" title="Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick">New Brunswick</A></SMALL></LI>
<LI><SMALL><SPAN class="flagicon"><A href="/wiki/Newfoundland_and_Labrador" title="Newfoundland and Labrador"><IMG alt="Newfoundland and Labrador" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg/23px-Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg.png" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg/35px-Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg/46px-Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></A></SPAN> <A href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador" title="Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador">Newfoundland</A></SMALL></LI>
<LI><SMALL><SPAN class="flagicon"><A href="/wiki/Nova_Scotia" title="Nova Scotia"><IMG alt="Nova Scotia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg.png" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></A></SPAN> <A href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Nova_Scotia" title="Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia">Nova Scotia</A></SMALL></LI>
<LI><SMALL><SPAN class="flagicon"><A href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario"><IMG alt="Ontario" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Ontario.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ontario.svg.png" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Ontario.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ontario.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Ontario.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ontario.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="1200" /></A></SPAN> <A href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Ontario" title="Lieutenant Governor of Ontario">Ontario</A></SMALL></LI>
<LI><SMALL><SPAN class="flagicon"><A href="/wiki/Prince_Edward_Island" title="Prince Edward Island"><IMG alt="Prince Edward Island" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Flag_of_Prince_Edward_Island.svg/23px-Flag_of_Prince_Edward_Island.svg.png" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Flag_of_Prince_Edward_Island.svg/35px-Flag_of_Prince_Edward_Island.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Flag_of_Prince_Edward_Island.svg/45px-Flag_of_Prince_Edward_Island.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1200" /></A></SPAN> <A href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Prince_Edward_Island" title="Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island">Prince Edward Island</A></SMALL></LI>
<LI><SMALL><SPAN class="flagicon"><A href="/wiki/Quebec" title="Quebec"><IMG alt="Quebec" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Flag_of_Quebec.svg/23px-Flag_of_Quebec.svg.png" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Flag_of_Quebec.svg/35px-Flag_of_Quebec.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Flag_of_Quebec.svg/45px-Flag_of_Quebec.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></A></SPAN> <A href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Quebec" title="Lieutenant Governor of Quebec">Quebec</A></SMALL></LI>
<LI><SMALL><SPAN class="flagicon"><A href="/wiki/Saskatchewan" title="Saskatchewan"><IMG alt="Saskatchewan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Flag_of_Saskatchewan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Saskatchewan.svg.png" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Flag_of_Saskatchewan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Saskatchewan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Flag_of_Saskatchewan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Saskatchewan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="992" data-file-height="496" /></A></SPAN> <A href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Saskatchewan" title="Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan">Saskatchewan</A></SMALL></LI>
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<TH scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;width:8.0em; background:#DCDCDC; text-align:center; font-weight:normal;"><SPAN class="flagicon"><A href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand"><IMG alt="New Zealand" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></A></SPAN> <A href="/wiki/Realm_of_New_Zealand" title="Realm of New Zealand">Realm of New Zealand</A></TH>
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<LI><A href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_New_Zealand" title="Governor-General of New Zealand">Governor-general</A>
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<LI><SMALL><SPAN class="flagicon"><IMG alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Niue.svg/23px-Flag_of_Niue.svg.png" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Niue.svg/35px-Flag_of_Niue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Niue.svg/46px-Flag_of_Niue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /> </SPAN><A href="/wiki/Niue" title="Niue">Niue</A>, <SPAN class="flagicon"><IMG alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> </SPAN><A href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</A></SMALL></LI>
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<LI><A href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Representative" title="Queen's Representative">Queen's Representative</A>
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<LI><SMALL><SPAN class="flagicon"><IMG alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Flag_of_the_Cook_Islands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Cook_Islands.svg.png" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Flag_of_the_Cook_Islands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Cook_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Flag_of_the_Cook_Islands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Cook_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /> </SPAN><A href="/wiki/Cook_Islands" title="Cook Islands">Cook Islands</A></SMALL></LI>
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<LI><A href="/wiki/Administrator_of_Tokelau" title="Administrator of Tokelau">Administrator</A>
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<LI><SMALL><SPAN class="flagicon"><IMG alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Flag_of_Tokelau.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tokelau.svg.png" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Flag_of_Tokelau.svg/35px-Flag_of_Tokelau.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Flag_of_Tokelau.svg/46px-Flag_of_Tokelau.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="900" /> </SPAN><A href="/wiki/Tokelau" title="Tokelau">Tokelau</A></SMALL></LI>
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<TH scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;width:8.0em; background:#DCDCDC; text-align:center; font-weight:normal;"><SPAN class="flagicon"><IMG alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> </SPAN><A href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</A></TH>
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<LI><A href="/wiki/Lord_Lieutenant" title="Lord Lieutenant">Lords lieutenant</A>
<UL>
<LI><SMALL><SPAN class="flagicon"><IMG alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /> </SPAN><A href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</A>, <SPAN class="flagicon"><IMG alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Wales_2.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales_2.svg.png" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Wales_2.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Wales_2.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="830" data-file-height="498" /> </SPAN><A href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</A>, <SPAN class="flagicon"><IMG alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /> </SPAN><A href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</A>, <SPAN class="flagicon" style="padding-left:25px;"> </SPAN><A href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</A> (<A href="/wiki/List_of_the_Lord_Lieutenants_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of the Lord Lieutenants of the United Kingdom">list</A></SMALL></LI>
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<LI>Governors general
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<LI><SMALL><SPAN class="flagicon"><A href="/wiki/Dominion_of_Ceylon" title="Dominion of Ceylon"><IMG alt="Dominion of Ceylon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Ceylon_%281951-1972%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ceylon_%281951-1972%29.svg.png" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Ceylon_%281951-1972%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ceylon_%281951-1972%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Ceylon_%281951-1972%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ceylon_%281951-1972%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></A></SPAN> <A href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_Ceylon" title="Governor-General of Ceylon">Ceylon</A></SMALL> <SMALL>(now <A href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</A>)</SMALL></LI>
<LI><SMALL><SPAN class="flagicon"><A href="/wiki/Dominion_of_Fiji" title="Dominion of Fiji"><IMG alt="Dominion of Fiji" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/23px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/35px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/46px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></A></SPAN> <A href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_Fiji" title="Governor-General of Fiji">Fiji</A></SMALL></LI>
<LI><SMALL><SPAN class="flagicon"><A href="/wiki/The_Gambia_(Commonwealth_realm)" title="The Gambia (Commonwealth realm)"><IMG alt="The Gambia (Commonwealth realm)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_The_Gambia.svg/23px-Flag_of_The_Gambia.svg.png" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_The_Gambia.svg/35px-Flag_of_The_Gambia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_The_Gambia.svg/45px-Flag_of_The_Gambia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></A></SPAN> <A href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_state_of_the_Gambia#Governor-General" title="List of heads of state of the Gambia">The Gambia</A></SMALL></LI>
<LI><SMALL><SPAN class="flagicon"><A href="/wiki/Ghana_(Commonwealth_realm)" title="Ghana (Commonwealth realm)"><IMG alt="Ghana (Commonwealth realm)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/45px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="300" /></A></SPAN> <A href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_state_of_Ghana#Governor-General" title="List of heads of state of Ghana">Ghana</A></SMALL></LI>
<LI><SMALL><SPAN class="flagicon"><A href="/wiki/Guyana_(Commonwealth_realm)" title="Guyana (Commonwealth realm)"><IMG alt="Guyana (Commonwealth realm)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_Guyana.svg/23px-Flag_of_Guyana.svg.png" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_Guyana.svg/35px-Flag_of_Guyana.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_Guyana.svg/46px-Flag_of_Guyana.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="300" /></A></SPAN> <A href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_state_of_Guyana#Governor-General" title="List of heads of state of Guyana">Guyana</A></SMALL></LI>
<LI><SMALL><SPAN class="flagicon"><A href="/wiki/Dominion_of_India" title="Dominion of India"><IMG alt="Dominion of India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1350" data-file-height="900" /></A></SPAN> <A href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_India" title="Governor-General of India">India</A></SMALL></LI>
<LI><SMALL><SPAN class="flagicon"><A href="/wiki/Irish_Free_State" title="Irish Free State"><IMG alt="Irish Free State" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></A></SPAN> <A href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_the_Irish_Free_State" title="Governor-General of the Irish Free State">Irish Free State</A></SMALL> <SMALL>(now <A href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Ireland</A>)</SMALL></LI>
<LI><SMALL><SPAN class="flagicon"><A href="/wiki/Kenya_(Commonwealth_realm)" title="Kenya (Commonwealth realm)"><IMG alt="Kenya (Commonwealth realm)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Kenya.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg.png" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Kenya.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Kenya.svg/45px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></A></SPAN> <A href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_state_of_Kenya#Governor-General" title="List of heads of state of Kenya">Kenya</A></SMALL></LI>
<LI><SMALL><SPAN class="flagicon"><A href="/wiki/Malawi_(Commonwealth_realm)" title="Malawi (Commonwealth realm)"><IMG alt="Malawi (Commonwealth realm)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Flag_of_Malawi.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malawi.svg.png" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Flag_of_Malawi.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malawi.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Flag_of_Malawi.svg/45px-Flag_of_Malawi.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></A></SPAN> <A href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_state_of_Malawi#Governor-General" title="List of heads of state of Malawi">Malawi</A></SMALL></LI>
<LI><SMALL><SPAN class="flagicon"><A href="/wiki/State_of_Malta" title="State of Malta"><IMG alt="State of Malta" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/45px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></A></SPAN> <A href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_Malta" title="Governor-General of Malta">Malta</A></SMALL></LI>
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