J. E. A. Wey

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Commodore Joseph Edet Akinwale Wey
2nd Vice President of Nigeria
In office July 29, 1966 – July 29, 1975
President	Yakubu Gowon
Preceded by	Babafemi Ogundipe
Succeeded by	Olusegun Obasanjo
Nationality	Nigerian
Political party	None (military)

Commodore Joseph Edet Akinwale Wey (died 12 December 1990) ^[1] was a Nigerian naval officer who served, at various times, as head of the Nigerian Navy,^[2] acting Foreign Minister,^[3] and Chief of Staff of the Supreme Headquarters,^[4] making him the de facto Vice President of Nigeria during Yakubu Gowon's regime. He was forced into retirement by Murtala Mohammed,^[4] who overthrew Gowon in a coup.

[edit] References

1. ^ Nigerian Navy Golden Jubilee. Nigerian Navy. Retrieved on 2007-07-06.
2. ^ Siollun, Max. Aburi: The “Sovereign National Conference” That Got Away. Gamji. Retrieved on 2007-06-16.
3. ^ An Attentive Listener. Time. Time Warner (1970-03-02). Retrieved on 2007-06-16.
4. ^ ^{a b} Mohammed, Murtala. Murtala Muhammed's First Address to Nigeria. Nigeriavillagesquare.com. Retrieved on 2007-06-16.

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