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...

Ghana in the Second Republic Fred Akuffo (1937–1979), Ghanaian soldier, politician, former Head of State of Ghana Gloria Akuffo, Ghanaian politician and current...

two other former heads of state, General Kutu Acheampong and General Fred Akuffo, and five other generals (Utuka, Felli, Boakye, Robert Kotei and Amedume)...

Ten days later, two other former heads of state, Akwasi Afrifa and Fred Akuffo, and senior military officers Joy Amedume, George Boakye, Roger Joseph...

political parties, and Parliament were also dissolved. Lieutenant General Fred Akuffo led a palace coup which overthrew General Acheampong, then Flight Lieutenant...

and six other soldiers staged a coup against the government of General Fred Akuffo, but failed and were arrested by the military. Rawlings was publicly...

Supreme Military Council (SMC II), consisting of Lieutenant General Fred Akuffo, put Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings on public trial for attempting...

Republican politician Fred Akuffo (1937–1979), Ghanaian soldier and politician Fred Albin (1902–1965), American sound engineer Fred Alder (1889–1960), Australian...

saint, bishop of Utrecht Fred Akuffo (1937–1979), Ghanaian army officer, Head of State of Ghana from July 1978-June 1979 Fred Astaire (1899-1987), born...

(chairman, who was also promoted straight from Colonel to General), Lt. Gen. Fred Akuffo, (the Chief of Defence Staff), and the army, navy, air force and Border...

Lieutenant General Thomas Oppong-Peprah. He was appointed by President Akuffo-Addo in January 2024. The Ghana Army was formed after World War II out of...

Emily Akuffo (1933/1934 – 8 April 2022) was the wife of Lt. General Fred Akuffo, who was once Head of state of Ghana and Chairman of the Supreme Military...

changes. Akuffo, the new SMC chairman, promised publicly to hand over political power to a new government to be elected by 1 July 1979. Despite Akuffo's assurances...

General Bismarck Kwasi Onwona. He was appointed to the position by President Akuffo-Addo on 24 January 2024. Army Chief of Staff, Ayamdo is new (9 February...

Abrefa Busia. July 5, 1978: Fred Akuffo overthrew Ignatius Kutu Acheampong. June 4, 1979: Jerry John Rawlings overthrew Fred Akuffo. December 31, 1981: Jerry...

(Scottish Rifles)) – the 1st President of Pakistan Lieutenant General Fred Akuffo- former Head of State of Ghana Mohammad Ayub Khan (14th Punjab Regiment)...

trial that came to an abrupt end when the SMC military government led by Fred Akuffo was overthrown on 4 June 1979. He was the lead Counsel for the ruling...

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following the palace coup that replaced General Acheampong with Lt. General Fred Akuffo. On 4 June 1979, the SMC was overthrown by the Armed Forces Revolutionary...

by his Chief of Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Fred Akuffo. The Soyuz 30 spacecraft returned to Earth after its crew, Soviet cosmonaut...

United States in 1978 by the Supreme Military Council led by Lt. General Fred Akuffo. Quaison-Sackey was appointed as Minister for Foreign Affairs in Kwame...

African nation of Ghana in a military coup d'état, overthrowing General Fred Akuffo and ending the rule of the Supreme Military Council. Ghana Army Major...

Rawlings takes power in Ghana after a military coup in which General Fred Akuffo is overthrown. Following the "Muldergate" Information Scandal, John Vorster...

John Rawlings and others led a military uprising that removed leader Fred Akuffo from power, following an unsuccessful attempt the month before. 1979...

(1969) Edward Akufo-Addo (1970–1971) Ignatius Kutu Acheampong (1972–1978) Fred Akuffo (1978–1979) Hilla Limann (1979–1981) Jerry Rawlings (1982–1991) Oyeeman...

Namgyel Wangchuck, 5th Druk Gyalpo (King of Bhutan) Lieutenant General Fred Akuffo, 7th Head of state of Ghana and 12th Chief of the Defence Staff of the...

Kutu Acheamphong (1979) Salim Rubai Ali (1978) Akwasi Afrifa (1979) Fred Akuffo (1979) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1979) Long Boret (1975) Francisco Caamaño...

Rawlings takes power in Ghana after a military coup in which General Fred Akuffo is overthrown. 1983 – Gordon Kahl, who killed two US Marshals in Medina...

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Ghana which toppled the Supreme Military Council II government led by Fred Akuffo. Neville Odartey-Wellington attended Accra Academy in Ghana and various...