# Gibson Jalo

> Lieutenant General Gibson Sanda Jalo CFR, FSS was a Nigerian Army officer who served as Chief of Army Staff from April 1980 to October 1981 and as the second Chief of Defence Staff of Nigeria from October 1981 to December 1983. Commissioned in 1960, he held several key command and staff appointments during a career spanning over two decades, including service in the Nigerian Civil War and leadership of the Nigerian Defence Academy. Following his retirement in 1984, he held various positions in the private sector and was a member of national policy committees, including Nigeria’s Vision 2010 programme. He was born in Demsa, Adamawa Province, British Northern Nigeria, and died in London, United Kingdom, on 10 January 2000.

*Nigerian chief of Army Staff (1939-2000)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Other
- **Country:** Nigeria
- **Born:** 1939-03-01
- **Died:** 2000-01-10
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 7.8 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 4.2 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 43.2 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

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