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Robert Kotei
Member of the Supreme Military Council
In office
1976 – 4 June 1979
PresidentFred Akuffo
(Head of state)
Personal details
Born15 July 1935[1]
Died26 June 1979(1979-06-26) (aged 43)
Accra, Ghana
NationalityGhanaian
SpouseNancy Kotei
RelationsJames Kotei
Children9
ProfessionSoldier
Military service
AllegianceGhana
Branch/serviceGhana army
Years of service? - 1979
RankMajor General
Commands
  • Chief of Defence Staff
  • Chief of Army Staff
  • Commander, 1st Infantry Brigade (now Southern Command)
Held the Ghana High Jump record for 36 years

Major General Robert Ebenezer Abossey Kotei (15 July 1935 – 26 June 1979) was a soldier, politician and track and field athlete. He was once the Chief of Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces and also a member of the Supreme Military Council that ruled Ghana between 1975 and 1979. He was executed in 1979, following a military coup. He also held the Ghanaian high jump record for many years.

  1. ^ "The story of Major General Robert Kotei, the executed soldier, track and field athlete". GhanaWeb. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2022.

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