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The Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) was the name of the Ghanaian government after the People's National Party's elected government was overthrown by Jerry Rawlings, the former head of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council, in a coup d'état on 31 December 1981. He remained in power until 7 January 1993.
Father Vincent Damuah, a Catholic priest and member of the PNDC, called for an investigation into all extrajudicial killings that had been occurring and soon after resigned from the council. [11] [12] Facing widespread public outrage, the PNDC found itself on the defensive, prompting Rawlings to publicly assert his innocence and that of the ...
The 1981 Ghanaian coup d'état was a successful government takeover in Ghana led by Air Force Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings, overthrowing the administration of President Hilla Limann and establishing the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC), with Jerry Rawlings assuming leadership of the country. [1]
On 18 May 1992, the ban on party politics was lifted in preparation for multi-party elections. The PNDC and its supporters formed a new party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), to contest the elections. Presidential elections were held on November 3 and parliamentary elections on December 29 of that year. Members of the opposition ...
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.
Their work led to the recommendation that ten persons including two members of the PNDC, Amartey Quaye and Daniel Alolga Akata Pore be prosecuted. A third, a retired army captain, Kojo Tsikata, was a PNDC Special Advisor and Head of National Security.
1991 in Ghana details events of note that happened in Ghana in the year 1991. Incumbents ... (PNDC) announces its acceptance of multi-party system in Ghana. [1] June
Joseph Kwame Adjei Buadi ( 1946 – 2016 ) was a Ghanaian soldier and politician. He was one of the original members of the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) military government which came to power following the overthrow of the Limann government on 31 December 1981.