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Ignatius Kutu Acheampong (/ ə ˈ tʃ æ m ˈ p ɒ ŋ / ə-CHAM-PONG; 23 September 1931 – 16 June 1979) 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.
Ignatius Kutu Acheampong ( Kumasi, 23 de septiembre de 1931 - Acra, 16 de junio de 1979) fue un militar y jefe de Estado ghanés. Vida y carrera. Perteneciente a la etnia ashanti fue becado por el gobierno ghanés para realizar sus estudios militares en Estados Unidos.
Ignatius Kutu Acheampong (born Sept. 23, 1931, Kumasi, Gold Coast—died June 16, 1979, Accra, Ghana) was a Ghanaian army officer, who, after leading a military revolt that overthrew the government of Kofi Busia, became Ghana’s chief of state in 1972.
Ignatius Acheampong, the one-time military ruler of Ghana occupies an unenviable position in the political history of the first Black African nation to have been granted 1 independence by a colonial power.
Ignatius Kutu Acheampong. Ex Head of State: 1972 1978. Biography News Videos. Date of Birth: 1931-11-23. Place of Birth: Kumasi, Ghana. Acheampong was born in Kuamsi in the Ashanti Region, to...
A biography of Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, a Ghanaian army officer who led a coup in 1972 and became chairman of the National Redemption Council. Learn about his rise and fall, and his execution in 1979.
Ignatius Kutu Acheampong ( Kumasi, 23 de septiembre de 1931 - Acra, 16 de junio de 1979) fue un militar y jefe de Estado ghanés. Vida y carrera. Perteneciente a la etnia ashanti fue becado por el gobierno ghanés para realizar sus estudios militares en Estados Unidos.
