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Ignatius Kutu Acheampong ( / əˈtʃæmˈpɒŋ / 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. He was executed by firing squad on 16 June 1979. [1] Early life and education.
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 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. In July 1978 he was forced to resign, and the following June he and his successor, Lieut. Gen. F.W.K. Akuffo, were executed.
GENERAL IGNATIUS KUTU ACHEAMPONG By James K. Matthews* GENERAL IGNATIUS KUTU ACHEAMPONG, Head of State and Government of Ghana, 1972-1979 and Chairman, Supreme Military Council of Ghana, 1975-1979, was one of several African military comman-ders in the post-colonial era to seize power from a civilian government because of its inept and
Ghana Famous People. Heads of State. 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...
General Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, who was Ghana’s Head of State for six years, would be remembered for a string of innovative national projects including the Dansoman Estates project, the Kpong Hydroelectric project, the Kaneshie Market Complex and ‘Operation Feed Yourself’.
- Colonel Ignatius Acheampong speaking at a Durbar of Chiefs in August 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.
