Joe Garba
| Joseph Nanven Garba | |
|---|---|
| President of the United Nations General Assembly | |
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In office 1989–1990 |
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| Preceded by | Dante Caputo |
| Succeeded by | Guido de Marco |
| Federal Commissioner for External Affairs | |
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In office 1975–1978 |
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| Preceded by | Arikpo Okoi |
| Succeeded by | Henry Adefope |
| Commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy | |
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In office July 1978 – July 1979 |
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| Preceded by | Brig E.S. Armah |
| Succeeded by | Brig Zamani Lekwot |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
17 July 1943 Langtang, Nigeria |
| Died | 1 June 2002 (aged 58) |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch |
 Nigerian Army
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| Years of service | 1957–1980 |
| Rank | Major general |
Major General Joseph Nanven Garba (17 July 1943 – 1 June 2002) was a Nigerian general, diplomat, and politician who served as president of the United Nations General Assembly from 1989 to 1990.
Born in Langtang, Nigeria, Garba was educated at Sacred Heart School, Shendam from 1952 to 1957. His early military career began at the Nigerian Military School in Zaria in 1957, where he studied until 1961. In 1961 he enlisted in the Nigerian Army and was sent to the Mons Officer Cadet School in Aldershot, England, before being commissioned as an infantry officer in 1962. Garba rose through the ranks quickly: amongst his many military command posts were platoon commander of 44th Battalion in 1963, company commander from 1963 to 64, and mortar platoon commander in 1964. He participated in the United Nations Military Observer Mission in India/Pakistan (UNIPOM) from 1965 to 1966 before being made commander of the Brigade of Guards in 1968. He studied at Staff College, Camberley, England, in 1973.
Garba, then a Captain with the Federal Guards in Lagos, was one of the many officers of northern Nigerian origin (including Lieutenant Colonel Murtala Muhammed, Major Theophilus Danjuma, Lieutenant Muhammadu Buhari, Lieutenant Ibrahim Babangida, Lieutenant Ibrahim Bako, 2nd Lieutenant Sani Abacha among others), who staged what became known as the Nigerian Counter-Coup of 1966 because of grievances they felt towards the administration of General Aguiyi Ironsi's government which quelled the January 15, 1966 coup.
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