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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 ...
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.
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.
1 January 1979 - ban on party politics lifted. 1979 - constitutional assembly working on a new constitution presents an approved draft to government. 15 May 1979 - a group of junior officers led by Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings attempt a coup. [4] Coup is unsuccessful, the coup leaders were jailed and held for court-martial. [4]
Senior military officers appeared on Gabon national television to announce a coup following the country's presidential election in the early hours of Wednesday, 30 August. Soldiers spoke on Gabon ...
Hilla Limann, GCMG (12 December 1934 – 23 January 1998) [1] was a Ghanaian diplomat and politician who served the President of Ghana from 24 September 1979 to 31 December 1981. He served as a diplomat in Lomé , Togo and Geneva, Switzerland .
Gabon military claims to have taken control of country as gun fire heard ringing out in capital Libreville