Ghanaian military officer and politician (1936–2021)
Tsikata
Member of the PNDC
In office July 1985 – January 1993
President
Jerry Rawlings
Personal details
Born
1936 Gold Coast
Died
20 November 2021 (aged 85 years) Ghana
Citizenship
Ghanaian
Political party
National Convention Party
Relatives
Tsatsu Tsikata
Alma mater
Achimota School
Occupation
Soldier
Military service
Allegiance
Ghana Armed Forces
Branch/service
Ghana Army
Rank
Captain
Unit
Recce Regiment
Kojo Tsikata (1936 – 20 November 2021)[1] was a Ghanaian military officer and politician, who served as the Head of National Security and Foreign Affairs of the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC).[2][3][4][5] He was listed as a retired army captain in the Ghana Army.[6]
^Nartey, Laud (20 November 2021). "Captain Kojo Tsikata is dead". 3NEWS. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^"Kojo Tsikata | Profile | Africa Confidential". Africa-confidential. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
^"Kojo Tsikata can be tried for murder". Ghanaweb. 2 July 2001. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
^"Correction: Captain Kojo Tsikata". The Independent. 29 September 1998. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
^"Restore the lost glory of Africa - Kojo Tsikata urges African youth". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
^Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Ghana: Information on Kojo Tsikata and on whether he is currently or was in 1992 in charge of national security, on whether he is a member of the Council of State and on whether he holds a rank in the military". Refworld. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
KojoTsikata (1936 – 20 November 2021) was a Ghanaian military officer and politician, who served as the Head of National Security and Foreign Affairs...
Tsikata is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Dzodzi Tsikata, Ghanaian feminist, academic and professor KojoTsikata, captain in Ghanaian...
Parliament of Ghana. Tsikata has served as counsel to a number of notable personalities over the years. These include Captain KojoTsikata, his cousin, Kofi...
Soussoudis then passed the information to Ghanaian intelligence chief KojoTsikata. The first indications of the affair occurred in 1983 when an Office...
a retired army captain, KojoTsikata, was a PNDC Special Advisor and Head of National Security. The names of KojoTsikata and Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings...
General Jayantha de S. Jayaratne - senior officer in the Sri Lanka Army KojoTsikata, Head of National Security and member of the Provisional National Defence...
Rawlings - Chairman Justice D. F. Annan Alhaji Mahama Iddrisu Captain (rtd) KojoTsikata P. V. Obeng Lieutenant General Arnold Quainoo Air Vice Marshal Dumashie...
statement from his party, he went there to attend the funeral of Captain KojoTsikata, a man close to the former president of Ghana Jerry Rawlings. Laurent...
Socialiste (Jacques Huntzinger) Ghana - Provisional National Defense Council (KojoTsikata) Grenada - Maurice Bishop Patriotic Movement (George Louison, EC) Greece...
Seattle Seahawks), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. KojoTsikata, 85, Ghanaian military officer, head of national security and foreign...
of Mawuli School , It was there that he met his lifelong friend Capt. KojoTsikata, who had also arrived for the interview, from Keta. When the results...
by Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey Minister for National Security Preceded by KojoTsikata Personal details Born (1955-11-14) 14 November 1955 (age 68) Sekondi...
Brigadier Khattah, the leader, who escaped arrest and the others were KojoTsikata, a retired Ghana Army captain, Victor Latzoo, a retired lieutenant in...
this money was from the Ghanaian military officer KojoTsikata. Brittain had agreed to channel Tsikata's funds for a libel case against The Independent through...
Akata-Pore were members of the PNDC. A third, a retired army captain, KojoTsikata, was a PNDC Special Advisor and Head of National Security. Throughout...
Beatz Dakay)". www.pulse.com.gh. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2019. Tsikata, Mawuli (3 December 2015). "Stonebwoy releases new song ahead of #D2R2015"...
GOVERNING PARTY". The New York Times. 2 April 1981. Retrieved 11 April 2007. Tsikata, Yvonne M. (May 1999). "Aid and Reform in Ghana" (PDF). Aid and Reform...
renowned Head of Global Parliamentary Engagement at World Bank, Mr. Kofi Tsikata and media personality Berla Mundi who both joined the campaign. In November...
Global Information