Akwasi Afrifa Ghanaian Politician
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First Name |
Akwasi
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Last Name |
Afrifa
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Birthday |
24th April, 1936
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Birthplace |
Mampong-Ashanti, Gold Coast
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Died |
26th June, 1979
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Place of Death |
Accra, Ghana
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Zodiac Sign |
Taurus
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Nationality |
Ghanaian
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Occupation |
Politician
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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 Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa and was in addition the Abakomahene of Krobo in the Asante-Mampong Traditional Area of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.