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Commodore J. K. Oppong was a Ghanaian sailor and served in the Ghana Navy. He served as Chief of Naval Staff of the Ghana Navy from March 1982 to July 1985.
Rear Admiral Tom Annan was a Ghanaian naval personnel and served in the Ghana Navy. He served as Chief of Naval Staff of the Ghana Navy from June 1990 to September 1996.
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- ↑ Past, CNS. "Past Chief Navy Staffs". gafonline.mil.gh. Ghana Armed Forces. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ↑ "Past General Officers Commanding /Chiefs of the Defence Staff". www.gaf.mil.gh. Archived from the original on 2013-04-08. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
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