Fred W.K. Akuffo
Lieutenant General Frederick William "Fred" Kwasi Akuffo (21 March 1937 – 26 June 1979) was a Ghanaian soldier and politician. He was Chief of the Defence Staff (Ghana), Chief of the Defence Staff of the Military of Ghana, Ghana Armed Forces from 1976 to 1978, and chairman of the ruling Supreme Military Council, Ghana, Supreme Military Council in Ghana from 1978 to 1979. He came to power in a military coup, and was overthrown and executed in another military coup less than a year later. Early life and education Fred Akuffo was born at Akropong in the Eastern Region, Ghana, Eastern Region of Ghana. He completed his secondary education in 1955 at the Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School in Krobo Odumase, Odumase Krobo. He then enlisted in the Ghana Army in 1957 and trained at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Berkshire, Sandhurst, UK among others, receiving his commission in 1960. He was married to Mrs. Emily Akuffo. He also attended the ...
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Head Of State Of Ghana
This is a list of the heads of state of Ghana, from the independence of Ghana in 1957 to the present day. From 1957 to 1960 the head of state under the Constitution of 1957 was the queen of Ghana, Elizabeth II, who was also the queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. The monarch was represented in Ghana by a governor-general. Ghana became a republic within the Commonwealth under the Constitution of 1960 and the monarch and governor-general were replaced by an executive president. Monarch (1957–1960) The succession to the throne was the same as the succession to the British throne. Governor-general The governor-general was the representative of the monarch in Ghana and exercised most of the powers of the monarch. The governor-general was appointed for an indefinite term, serving at the pleasure of the monarch. Since Ghana was granted independence by the Ghana Independence Act 1957, rather than being first established as a semi-autonomous Dominion a ...
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