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President · Nigeria

Goodluck Jonathan

117 recorded engagements, 2010–2015: 117 visits and 13 signed agreements.

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117Engagements
117Visits
0Phone calls
0Video conferences
13Signed agreements
50Destination countries
60Multilateral summits
2010–2015Years in LEAD

Biography

President of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015

Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan () (born 20 November 1957) is a Nigerian politician who served as the president of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015. He lost the 2015 presidential election to former military head of state General Muhammadu Buhari and was the first incumbent president in Nigerian history to lose re-election.

He was named Azikiwe by his grandmother in honor of Nigeria’s first President Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe. Previously, Jonathan served as the vice president of Nigeria from 2007 to 2010 under the administration of Umaru Musa Yar'Adua; and in oil-rich Bayelsa State as governor from 2005 to 2007, and deputy governor from 1999 to 2005. In 2015, Jonathan became the first Nigerian president to concede election defeat. It allowed the transfer of power to the opposition party in Africa's biggest democracy—a country that had hitherto experienced vote-rigging and violence.

== Early life and education ==

Jonathan was born on 20 November 1957 in Ogbia to a Christian Ijaw family of canoe makers, in Otuoke, Bayelsa State. His father, Lawrence Ebele Jonathan, was a canoe maker and his mother, Eunice Ayi Ebele Jonathan, was a retired farmer. Their middle name Ebele or Ebelechukwu is of Igbo origin...

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Where they travelled

Nigeria   Visited or called (darker = more often)

Most-visited countries

  • Ethiopia10
  • United States of America9
  • Ivory Coast7
  • United Kingdom7
  • Ghana6
  • France5
  • South Africa4
  • Benin4
  • Equatorial Guinea4
  • Germany4
  • Kenya4
  • Rwanda3

Discussion topics

  • Diplomacy and Foreign Relations109
  • Regional Organizations and Multilateral Affairs52
  • Trade and Economic Relations25
  • Security and Defense6
  • Symbolic and Ceremonial Issues6
  • Terrorism and Counterterrorism5
  • Agriculture and Food Security1
  • Energy1
  • Development and Aid1

Activity by year

2010: 14 engagements2011: 14 engagements2012: 27 engagements2013: 33 engagements2014: 26 engagements2015: 3 engagements20102015

Signed agreements

Where the agreement's title was not recorded, its type or category is shown, as coded in the dataset.

DatePartnerWhat was signed
2011-02-01TurkeyFunctional cooperation
2011-10-05RwandaFunctional cooperation
2011-11-23FranceHigh-level politics
2012-08-02JamaicaFunctional cooperation
2012-10-18NigerFunctional cooperation
2013-02-27Ivory CoastHigh-level politics
2013-03-21Equatorial GuineaFunctional cooperation
2013-06-23CameroonHigh-level politics
2013-07-10ChinaEconomics
2013-08-01Ivory CoastEconomic Partnership Agreement
2013-10-23IsraelFunctional cooperation
2014-11-05Burkina FasoHigh-level politics
2015-05-15MaliFunctional cooperation

Every recorded engagement

DateTypeDestinationAgreements
2010-04-11 – 2010-04-13Visit SummitUnited States of America · Washington
2010-05-19VisitCameroon · Yaoundé
2010-05-30 – 2010-06-01Visit SummitFrance · Nice
2010-06-01VisitSaudi Arabia · Riyadh
2010-06-05 – 2010-06-07VisitSouth Africa · Pretoria
2010-06-09 – 2010-06-10VisitUnited States of America · Washington
2010-06-24 – 2010-06-26Visit SummitCanada · Ottawa
2010-07-03Visit SummitCabo Verde · Praia
2010-07-25 – 2010-07-27Visit SummitUganda · Kampala
2010-08-01VisitBenin · Cotonou
2010-08-17VisitGabon · Libreville
2010-09-05 – 2010-09-06VisitRwanda · Kigali
2010-09-24Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2010-12-31VisitBenin · Cotonou
2011-01-28 – 2011-01-31Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2011-02-01 – 2011-02-02VisitTurkey · AnkaraAgreement signedFunctional cooperation
2011-05-21VisitIvory Coast · Yamoussoukro
2011-06-06 – 2011-06-10VisitUnited States of America · Washington
2011-06-29 – 2011-07-01Visit SummitEquatorial Guinea · Malabo
2011-07-10VisitSouth Sudan · Juba
2011-07-21VisitLiberia · Monrovia
2011-09-03VisitSao Tome and Principe · São Tomé
2011-09-19 – 2011-09-23Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2011-10-05 – 2011-10-06VisitRwanda · KigaliAgreement signedFunctional cooperation
2011-10-06 – 2011-10-07VisitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2011-10-07 – 2011-10-08VisitGhana · Accra
2011-10-23 – 2011-10-31Visit SummitAustralia · Perth
2011-11-23 – 2011-11-25Visit SummitFrance · ParisAgreement signedHigh-level politics
2012-01-27 – 2012-01-30Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2012-02-18Visit SummitBenin · Cotonou
2012-02-22 – 2012-02-24Visit SummitUnited Kingdom · London
2012-03-25 – 2012-03-27Visit SummitSouth Korea · Seoul
2012-04-18 – 2012-04-20VisitGermany · Berlin
2012-04-26Visit SummitIvory Coast · Abidjan
2012-05-03Visit SummitSenegal · Dakar
2012-06-06Visit SummitTogo · Lomé
2012-06-19 – 2012-06-21Visit SummitBrazil · Brasília
2012-06-27 – 2012-06-28Visit SummitBelgium · Brussels
2012-06-28 – 2012-06-29Visit SummitIvory Coast · Abidjan
2012-07-01 – 2012-07-02VisitBenin · Cotonou
Show all 117 engagements
DateTypeDestinationAgreements
2012-07-02VisitBurundi · Bujumbura
2012-07-15 – 2012-07-16Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2012-07-30Visit SummitUnited Kingdom · London
2012-07-31 – 2012-08-02VisitTrinidad and Tobago · Port of Spain
2012-08-02 – 2012-08-04VisitJamaica · KingstonAgreement signedFunctional cooperation
2012-08-09 – 2012-08-19VisitGhana · Accra
2012-08-22 – 2012-08-23VisitSenegal · Dakar
2012-09-01 – 2012-09-02VisitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2012-09-10 – 2012-09-11VisitMalawi · Lilongwe
2012-09-11 – 2012-09-12VisitBotswana · Gaborone
2012-09-23 – 2012-10-01Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2012-10-13 – 2012-10-14VisitGermany · Berlin
2012-10-18 – 2012-10-19VisitNiger · NiameyAgreement signedFunctional cooperation
2012-10-19Visit SummitMali · Bamako
2012-11-19 – 2012-11-23Visit SummitPakistan · Islamabad
2013-01-07VisitGhana · Accra
2013-01-18 – 2013-01-19Visit SummitIvory Coast · Abidjan
2013-01-23 – 2013-01-27Visit SummitSwitzerland · Davos
2013-01-26 – 2013-01-28Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2013-02-05 – 2013-02-07Visit SummitEgypt · Cairo
2013-02-11VisitUnited Kingdom · London
2013-02-11VisitFrance · Paris
2013-02-21 – 2013-02-22Visit SummitEquatorial Guinea · Malabo
2013-02-27 – 2013-03-02Visit SummitIvory Coast · AbidjanAgreement signedHigh-level politics
2013-03-21 – 2013-03-22VisitEquatorial Guinea · MalaboAgreement signedFunctional cooperation
2013-04-08 – 2013-04-10VisitKenya · Nairobi
2013-05-06 – 2013-05-09VisitSouth Africa · Pretoria
2013-05-25 – 2013-05-27Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2013-06-01 – 2013-06-03Visit SummitJapan · Yokohama
2013-06-23 – 2013-06-25Visit SummitCameroon · YaoundéAgreement signedHigh-level politics
2013-07-10 – 2013-07-13VisitChina · BeijingAgreement signedEconomics
2013-07-21 – 2013-07-22Visit SummitTogo · Lomé
2013-08-01VisitIvory Coast · AbidjanAgreement signedEconomic Partnership Agreement
2013-09-05 – 2013-09-07VisitKenya · Nairobi
2013-09-19VisitMali · Bamako
2013-09-21 – 2013-09-25Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2013-10-11 – 2013-10-12Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2013-10-23 – 2013-10-28VisitIsrael · JerusalemAgreement signedFunctional cooperation
2013-10-28VisitState of Palestine · Ramallah
2013-10-29Visit SummitRwanda · Kigali
2013-11-06 – 2013-11-07VisitGambia · Banjul
2013-11-07 – 2013-11-08VisitGuinea-Bissau · Bissau
2013-11-08 – 2013-11-09VisitGambia · Banjul
2013-11-20 – 2013-11-24VisitUnited Kingdom · London
2013-12-03 – 2013-12-06VisitGermany · Berlin
2013-12-06 – 2013-12-07Visit SummitFrance · Paris
2013-12-09 – 2013-12-11Visit SummitSouth Africa · Johannesburg
2013-12-11 – 2013-12-12VisitKenya · Nairobi
2014-01-22 – 2014-01-25Visit SummitSwitzerland · Davos
2014-01-29 – 2014-01-31Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2014-03-20 – 2014-03-22VisitNamibia · Windhoek
2014-03-22 – 2014-03-23VisitVatican · Vatican City
2014-03-23 – 2014-03-25Visit SummitNetherlands · The Hague
2014-03-27 – 2014-03-29Visit SummitIvory Coast · Abidjan
2014-04-01 – 2014-04-02Visit SummitBelgium · Brussels
2014-05-12 – 2014-05-13Visit SummitRepublic of the Congo · Brazzaville
2014-05-17 – 2014-05-18Visit SummitFrance · Paris
2014-05-23VisitSouth Africa · Pretoria
2014-06-14 – 2014-06-15Visit SummitSenegal · Dakar
2014-06-24 – 2014-06-25Visit SummitEquatorial Guinea · Malabo
2014-07-09 – 2014-07-11Visit SummitGhana · Accra
2014-08-03 – 2014-08-06Visit SummitUnited States of America · Washington
2014-08-22 – 2014-08-25VisitGermany · Berlin
2014-09-01 – 2014-09-02Visit SummitKenya · Nairobi
2014-09-08VisitChad · N'Djamena
2014-09-21 – 2014-09-25Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2014-09-21VisitUnited Kingdom · London
2014-10-07Visit SummitNiger · Niamey
2014-10-24 – 2014-10-27Visit SummitIsrael · Jerusalem
2014-11-05Visit SummitBurkina Faso · OuagadougouAgreement signedHigh-level politics
2014-11-06Visit SummitGhana · Accra
2014-11-20 – 2014-11-24VisitUnited Kingdom · London
2014-11-24VisitChad · N'Djamena
2014-12-28 – 2014-12-29VisitUnited Kingdom · London
2015-01-30 – 2015-01-31Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2015-05-15VisitMali · BamakoAgreement signedFunctional cooperation
2015-05-18 – 2015-05-19Visit SummitGhana · Accra

Cite this profile

Ozturk, Y., Atabas, H., Guler, E., Duyar, B., & Yucel, R. (2026). Leaders' Visits & Agreements Database [Data set]. Africa Foundation. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22898778 [Goodluck Jonathan leader profile. Accessed 26 September 2026. https://lead-database.netlify.app/leaders/goodluck-jonathan.html]