Jerry John Rawlings was a Ghanaian military coup leader,aviator and politician who led the country for a brief period in 1979,and then from 1981 to 2001. He led a military junta until 1992,and then served two terms as the democratically elected president of Ghana.
Ignatius Kutu Acheampong was a Ghanaian military officer and politician who was the military head of state of Ghana from 13 January 1972 to 5 July 1978,when he was deposed in a palace coup. He was executed by firing squad on 16 June 1979.
Lieutenant General Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa was a Ghanaian soldier,farmer,traditional ruler and politician. He was the head of state of Ghana and leader of the military government in 1969 and then chairman of the Presidential Commission between 1969 and 1970. He continued as a farmer and political activist. He was elected a member of Parliament in 1979,but he was executed before he could take his seat. He was executed together with two other former heads of state,General Kutu Acheampong and General Fred Akuffo,and five other generals,in June 1979. He was also popularly referred to by his title Okatakyie Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa and was in addition the abakomahene of Krobo in the Asante-Mampong Traditional Area of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
Lieutenant General Frederick William "Fred" Kwasi Akuffo was a Ghanaian soldier and politician. He was Chief of the Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces from 1976 to 1978,and chairman of the ruling Supreme Military Council in Ghana from 1978 to 1979. He became leader of the government in a palace coup against General Kutu Acheampong,and was overthrown and executed in another military coup less than a year later.
The Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) was the name of the Ghanaian government after the People's National Party's elected government was overthrown by Jerry Rawlings,the former head of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council,in a coup d'état on 31 December 1981. He remained in power until 7 January 1993. In a statement,Rawlings said that a "holy war" was necessary due to the PNP's failure to provide effective leadership and the collapse of the national economy and state services.
The National Redemption Council (NRC) was the ruling Ghana military government from 13 January 1972 to 9 October 1975. Its chairman was Colonel I. K. Acheampong,who was thus also the head of state of Ghana.
The Supreme Military Council (SMC) was the ruling government of Ghana from 9 October 1975 to 4 June 1979. Its chairman was Colonel I.K. Acheampong. He was also the Head of state of Ghana due to his chairmanship.
The Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) was the military Junta that seized power in Ghana from June 4,1979,to September 24,1979.
Colonel Roger Joseph Atogetipoli Felli was a soldier and politician who was once the foreign minister of Ghana.
Major General Robert Ebenezer Abossey Kotei was a soldier,politician and track and field athlete. He was once the Chief of Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces and also a member of the Supreme Military Council that ruled Ghana between 1975 and 1979. He was executed in 1979,following a military coup. He also held the Ghanaian high jump record for many years.
A referendum on the system of government was held in Ghana on 30 March 1978.
The mass media in Ghana,includes television,radio,internet publishing and newspapers.
1970s in Ghana details events of note that happened in Ghana in the years 1970 to 1979.
Kwesi Armah was a Ghanaian politician and diplomat. He was the High Commissioner (Ambassador) to the Court of St. James in London,England,and the Minister of Foreign Trade in the administration of Kwame Nkrumah before the military coup of 1966. He later served in the Council of State in the government of John Kufuor.
The June 4th Revolution or June 4th Uprising was an uprising in Ghana in 1979 that arose due to a conflict between the lower ranks and officers in the Ghana armed forces. This led to frustration among the general public and misunderstandings within the Ghanaian army.
Joachim Amartey Quaye was a Ghanaian politician. He was found guilty of involvement in the murder of four Ghanaian citizens and executed by a firing squad in 1982.
Benjamin Kofi Amoah Forjoe was a Ghanaian police officer,diplomat and politician.
Cecilia Koranteng-Addow was a High court judge in Ghana from 1975 until her abduction and murder on 30 June 1982,during the second military rule of Jerry Rawlings.
Kojo Tsikata was a Ghanaian military officer and politician,who served as the Head of National Security and Foreign Affairs of the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC). He was listed as a retired army captain in the Ghana Army.
Peter Tasiri Azongo is a Ghanaian soldier and politician. He was a member of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) which ruled Ghana for a few months in 1979.
