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Chief Of Army Staff (Ghana)
The head of the Ghana Army was formerly referred to as the army commander but now has the title above. The current Chief of Army Staff is Major General Thomas Oppong Peprah. He was appointed to the position by President Akuffo-Addo on 7 February 2020. List of Chiefs of Army Staff References {{Chief of the army by country Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ... Chiefs of Army Staff (Ghana) Ghanaian Heads of Security Services ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Oppong Peprah
Major General Thomas Oppong-Peprah is a Ghanaian military officer who is currently Chief of Army Staff of the Ghana Army. His appointment to the position by President Akuffo-Addo was announced on 12 February 2020 to take effect from 18 February 2020. He took over from William Azure Ayamdo. Education He attended the University of Ghana The University of Ghana is a public university located in Accra, Ghana. It the oldest and largest of the thirteen Ghanaian national public universities. The university was founded in 1948 as the University College of the Gold Coast in the Br ... where he completed with a Bachelor of Science degree in Administration with emphasis Human Resource Management. Oppong Peprah also holds a Post-Graduate certificate in Public Administration from Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA). References Chiefs of Army Staff (Ghana) Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Ghana-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neville Alexander Odartey-Wellington
Major General Neville Alexander Odartey-Wellington (1934–1979), the Chief of Staff of the Ghana Army until his death in a coup d'état. He was a native of Osu, Accra, and died in action leading loyal troops against revolting forces during the 4 June 1979 coup d'état in Ghana. Military career Described as a “soldier’s soldier”, Major General Odartey-Wellington attended Accra Academy in Ghana and various military training institutions including the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS), and the United States Army Infantry School (Fort Benning, Georgia). After being commissioned as an officer, he saw action in the Congo during the Congo Crisis, and also served in the Ghanaian UNIFIL contingent in the Middle East. Under the National Redemption Council (NRC) and Supreme Military Council I (SMC I) governments led by General I.K. Acheampong, Odartey-Wellington served in various military command and civil administrative positions. He was Chief Executive of the Ghana Timb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Army Chiefs Of Staff
An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on land. In the broadest sense, it is the land-based military branch, service branch or armed service of a nation or country. It may also include aviation assets by possessing an army aviation component. Within a national military force, the word army may also mean a field army. In some countries, such as France and China, the term "army", especially in its plural form "armies", has the broader meaning of armed forces as a whole, while retaining the colloquial sense of land forces. To differentiate the colloquial army from the formal concept of military force, the term is qualified, for example in France the land force is called ''Armée de terre'', meaning Land Army, and the air and space force is called ''Armée de l'Air et de l’Espace' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Oppong-Peprah
Major General Thomas Oppong-Peprah is a Ghanaian military officer who is currently Chief of Army Staff of the Ghana Army. His appointment to the position by President Akuffo-Addo was announced on 12 February 2020 to take effect from 18 February 2020. He took over from William Azure Ayamdo. Education He attended the University of Ghana The University of Ghana is a public university located in Accra, Ghana. It the oldest and largest of the thirteen Ghanaian national public universities. The university was founded in 1948 as the University College of the Gold Coast in the Br ... where he completed with a Bachelor of Science degree in Administration with emphasis Human Resource Management. Oppong Peprah also holds a Post-Graduate certificate in Public Administration from Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA). References Chiefs of Army Staff (Ghana) Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Ghana-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Ayamdo
Major General William Azure Ayamdo is a retired Ghanaian military officer who is former Chief of Army Staff of the Ghana Army. He was appointed to the position by President Akuffo-Addo on 9 February 2017. He retired and handed over to Thomas Oppong Peprah Major General Thomas Oppong-Peprah is a Ghanaian military officer who is currently Chief of Army Staff of the Ghana Army. His appointment to the position by President Akuffo-Addo was announced on 12 February 2020 to take effect from 18 February ... References Chiefs of Army Staff (Ghana) Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Ghana-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obed Akwa
Lieutenant General Obed Boamah Akwa (born 20 June 1955) is a retired Ghanaian military officer who served as the Chief of the Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces from February 2017 to February 2021. Prior to his appointment, he was the Chief of Army Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces. Early life and education Lieutenant General Obed Boamah Akwa was born on 20 June 1955. He went through various first cycle educational institutions in the Brong Ahafo, Eastern and Northern Regions of Ghana before gaining admission into Mpraeso Secondary School in 1968. On obtaining his General Certificate of Education (Ordinary Level), he proceeded to Sekondi College for his Sixth Form Studies from 1973 – 1975, and obtained the General Certificate of Education (Advanced Level). He enlisted into the Ghana Military Academy in October 1975. Lt. Gen. Obed Akwa had his basic military training at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, United Kingdom from 1976 to 1977. He has academic qualification ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Opoku-Adusei
Major General Richard Opoku-Adusei (born 24 November 1954) is a Ghanaian military personnel and a former Chief of Army Staff of the Ghana Army The Ghana Army (GA) is the main ground warfare organizational military branch of the Ghanaian Armed Forces (GAF). In 1959, two years after the Gold Coast obtained independence as Ghana, the Gold Coast Regiment was withdrawn from the Royal West Af .... He served as Chief of Army Staff from 4 April 2013 – 9 Feb 2017. References Ghanaian military personnel Living people Chiefs of Army Staff (Ghana) 1954 births {{Ghana-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Narh Adinkra
Major General Joseph Narh Adinkra is a Ghanaian military officer who served as Chief of Army Staff (Ghana), Chief of Army Staff of the Ghana Army from 31 March 2009 to 4 April 2013... Military career In March 2009, Adinkra was appointed as Chief of the Army Staff in a total change in the army high command under President John Atta-Mills. Before his appointment as the Chief of the Army Staff, he was the General Officer Commanding of the Northern Command of the Ghana Army. References Living people Alumni of the Accra Academy Year of birth missing (living people) Chiefs of Army Staff (Ghana) {{Ghana-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Odotei
Major General Samuel Odotei is a Ghanaian military personnel and a former Chief of Army Staff of the Ghana Army The Ghana Army (GA) is the main ground warfare organizational military branch of the Ghanaian Armed Forces (GAF). In 1959, two years after the Gold Coast obtained independence as Ghana, the Gold Coast Regiment was withdrawn from the Royal West Af .... He served as Chief of Army Staff from 20 May 2005 – 2009. References Ghanaian military personnel Chiefs of Army Staff (Ghana) Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Place of birth missing (living people) {{Ghana-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clayton Yaache
Major General Clayton Naa Boanubah Yaache is a Ghanaian military personnel and a former Chief of Army Staff of the Ghana Army The Ghana Army (GA) is the main ground warfare organizational military branch of the Ghanaian Armed Forces (GAF). In 1959, two years after the Gold Coast obtained independence as Ghana, the Gold Coast Regiment was withdrawn from the Royal West Af .... One of Ghana's finest Military officers. He served as Chief of Army Staff from February 2001 to June 2005. He also served as Ghana's Ambassador to Mali from 2005 to December 2008. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Yaache, Clayton Chiefs of Army Staff (Ghana) Ghanaian military personnel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Henry Smith
Lieutenant General Joseph Henry Smith (born 9 January 1945) is the Ambassador of Ghana to the United States. Smith was the Minister for Defence of Ghana during President John Atta Mills' term of office from 2009 to 2013. He is also a former Chief of Army Staff of the Ghana Army. Early life and education Joseph Smith was born on 9 January 1945 in Takoradi. studied at the Achimota School in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana between 1959 and 1963 where he completed the West African School Certificate. He enrolled as an officer cadet at the Ghana Military Academy. He was commissioned 2/Lt on 16th October, 1965 into the Ghana Army Engineer Corps. Military career Smith was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in October 1965 with the Ghana Army Engineer Corps. He rose through the years and became the Commandant of the Military Academy and Training School at Teshie, Accra in 1993. From 1993 to 1996, he was the Commander of the Second Infantry Brigade Group (now known as the Northern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Akafia
Lieutenant General Ben Akafia (born 20 December 1940) is a retired Ghanaian military officer and served as the Chief of the Defence Staff (Ghana), Chief of Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces from October 1996 to February 2001. He took over from Harry Dumashie, Air Marshal Achilles Harry Kwami Dumashie and handed over to Seth Obeng, Lieutenant General Seth Kofi Obeng. He was appointed in 2001 as Ghana's Ambassador to Egypt. He was awarded the National Honour of Member of the Order of the Star of Ghana (MSG) by the President of Ghana on 6 January 2001. He has five sons and a daughter. Education and training He was educated at Keta Secondary School. In 1961 he was enlisted into the Ghana Military Academy, Teshie and was selected for further cadet training at the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, India. He also obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in War Studies from the National War College in Delhi, India. He also holds a Certificate in Management and is a member of the Britis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
