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The AFRC came to power in a coup that removed the Supreme Military Council, another military regime, from power. The June 4 coup was preceded by an abortive attempt on May 15, 1979, when Flt. Lt. Jerry Rawlings and other ranks were arrested.
The revolution began when the military government of the Supreme Military Council (SMC II), consisting of Lieutenant General Fred Akuffo, put Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings on public trial for attempting to overthrow the government on 15 May 1979. This failed coup had happened because Rawlings, a junior soldier in the Ghanaian Army, and ...
Jerry John Rawlings (born Jerry Rawlings John; 22 June 1947 – 12 November 2020) [1] was a Ghanaian military officer, aviator and politician who led the country for a brief period in 1979, and then from 1981 to 2001.
Major Kojo Boakye-Djan (or Kwadwo Boakye Djan [1]) was a Ghanaian military officer and coup plotter. He is known to have planned the coup that brought Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings to power in Ghana on 4 June 1979 with other junior officers.
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Nvidia stock led gains among the “Magnificent Seven” tech stocks to start the new year after a group-wide sell-off in the last days of 2024.Shares of the AI chipmaker rose 4.5% Friday after ...
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Ignatius Kutu Acheampong (/ ə ˈ tʃ æ m ˈ p ɒ ŋ / ə-CHAM-PONG; 23 April 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]