Soldier, politician and former Head of state of Ghana
Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa
Lt.Gen. Akwasi Afrifa
Chairman of the Presidential Commission
In office 3 September 1969 – 7 August 1970
Prime Minister
Kofi Abrefa Busia (1969 - 1972)
Preceded by
Presidential Commission created
Succeeded by
Nii Amaa Ollennu
Chairman of the National Liberation Council
In office 2 April 1969 – 3 September 1969
Preceded by
Joseph Arthur Ankrah
Succeeded by
Himself (as Chairman of the Presidential Commission)
Personal details
Born
(1936-04-24)24 April 1936 Mampong-Ashanti, Ashanti, Gold Coast (now Ghana)
Died
26 June 1979(1979-06-26) (aged 43) Accra, Ghana
Cause of death
Execution by firing squad
Spouse
Christine Afrifa
Profession
Soldier
Military service
Branch/service
Ghana Army
Years of service
1957–1970
Rank
Lieutenant general
Lieutenant General Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa (24 April 1936 – 26 June 1979) was a Ghanaian soldier, farmer, traditional ruler and politician. He was the head of state of Ghana and leader of the military government in 1969 and then chairman of the Presidential Commission between 1969 and 1970. He continued as a farmer and political activist. He was elected a member of Parliament in 1979, but he was executed before he could take his seat. He was executed together with two other former heads of state, General Kutu Acheampong and General Fred Akuffo, and five other generals (Utuka, Felli, Boakye, Robert Kotei and Amedume), in June 1979. He was also popularly referred to by his title Okatakyie/ˈoʊkætætʃiː/ Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa and was in addition the abakomahene of Krobo in the Asante-Mampong Traditional Area of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
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