J. E. A. Wey | |
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2nd Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters | |
In office 1 August 1966 – 29 July 1975 | |
Head of State | Yakubu Gowon |
Preceded by | Babafemi Ogundipe |
Succeeded by | Olusegun Obasanjo |
Chief of Naval Staff | |
In office March 1964 – January 1973 | |
Preceded by | Commodore A.R. Kennedy |
Succeeded by | Rear Adm. N.B. Soroh |
Personal details | |
Born | Calabar, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now Calabar, Cross River, Nigeria) | 6 March 1918
Died | 12 December 1991 Nigeria | (aged 73)
Political party | None (military) |
Spouse | Anne Wey |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
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Years of service | 1940-1975 |
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Battles/wars | Nigerian Civil War |
Joseph Edet Akinwale Wey (6 March 1918 – 12 December 1991)[1] was a Nigerian Navy Vice Admiral who served as head of the Nigerian Navy (i.e. Chief of Naval Staff),[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.