Ignatius Kutu Acheampong
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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 ex
Official portrait, 1972
Jerry Rawlings
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Jerry John Rawlings was a Ghanaian military officer, aviator, politician, and revolutionary who led the country briefly in 1979 and then from 1981 to 2001. He led a military regime until 1993 and then
Ignatius Kutu Acheampong
…and anti-UNIGOV factions led to the death of at least four people in Kumasi. Following the 4 June 1979 military uprising that brought Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings and the young officers of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) to power, Acheampong was court-martialed and executed along with General Edward…
Rawlings in 1998