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- ↑ Ghana. : Supreme military council. : office of the press secretary. (1976). Fourth Year in Office of Colonel Ignatius Kutu Acheampong:13th January 1975-12th January 1976. p. 236.
- ↑ Ghana. : Supreme military council. : office of the press secretary. (1977). General Kutu Acheampong:The Fifth Milestone, 13th January 1976-12th January 1977. p. 256.
- ↑ "Ghana Today, Volume 7". Ghana Today. Information Section, Ghana Office: 13. 1963.
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