Lieutenant General Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa (April 24, 1936 - June 26, 1979) was a Ghanaian soldier, farmer, a 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 Member of Parliament in 1979 but 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, in June 1979. He was also popularly referred to by his title Okatakyie Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa and was the Abakomahene of Krobo in the Ashanti Region.

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  • Lieutenant General Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa (April 24, 1936 - June 26, 1979) was a Ghanaian soldier, farmer, a 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 Member of Parliament in 1979 but 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, in June 1979. He was also popularly referred to by his title Okatakyie Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa and was the Abakomahene of Krobo in the Ashanti Region. (en)
  • Okatakyie Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa, (* 24. April 1936 in Mampong bei Kumasi; † 16. Juni 1979 ebenda) war von 1969 bis 1970 Staatschef von Ghana. (de)
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  • Kofi Abrefa Busia
    (1 October 1969 - 13 January 1972) (en)
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  • Lieutenant General Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa (April 24, 1936 - June 26, 1979) was a Ghanaian soldier, farmer, a 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 Member of Parliament in 1979 but 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, in June 1979. He was also popularly referred to by his title Okatakyie Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa and was the Abakomahene of Krobo in the Ashanti Region. (en)
  • Okatakyie Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa, (* 24. April 1936 in Mampong bei Kumasi; † 16. Juni 1979 ebenda) war von 1969 bis 1970 Staatschef von Ghana. (de)
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