Hekimoglu Ali Pasha vs Yakubu Gowon

Hekimoglu Ali Pasha commanded Ottoman forces against the Persian army of Nader Shah at Nahavand. The battle ended in an Ottoman defeat, leading to the loss of territories in western Persia and a setback in the Ottoman-Persian Wars.

Hekimoglu Ali Pasha was appointed grand vizier for the first time by Sultan Mahmud I. His tenure focused on military reforms and stabilizing the empire after defeats by Persia, but he was dismissed due to court intrigues.

Hekimoglu Ali Pasha was appointed grand vizier for the third and final time. His later tenure was less eventful, as he focused on administrative matters and died in office in 1758, one of the few grand viziers to die naturally.

Gowon became Head of State of Nigeria in 1966 after a counter-coup that ousted Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi. He assumed power at age 31, leading a military government during a period of political instability.

Gowon led the Nigerian federal government during the Biafran War (1967-1970) against the secessionist state of Biafra. The war resulted in over a million deaths from fighting and famine, ending with Biafra's surrender.

After the Biafran War, Gowon implemented a policy of 'no victor, no vanquished,' focusing on reconciliation and reconstruction. He reintegrated Biafran officials into the government and initiated economic rebuilding.

Gowon was ousted in a bloodless coup in 1975 while attending an OAU summit in Uganda. He went into exile in the United Kingdom, where he remained for several years before returning to Nigeria.