Ignatius Kutu Acheampong

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Ignatius Kutu Acheampong was a Ghanaian military officer who led a 1972 coup to become head of state and ruled the country under a military government in the 1970s.

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Ignatius Kutu Acheampong canonical 3

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state ⓘ
human ⓘ
military officer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
allegiance Ghana ⓘ
cameToPowerBy military coup ⓘ
continentOfCitizenship Africa ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Ghana ⓘ
coupDate 1972 ⓘ
era post-colonial Africa ⓘ
familyName Acheampong ⓘ
fullName Ignatius Kutu Acheampong ⓘ
givenName Ignatius ⓘ
governedSystem National Redemption Council ⓘ
Supreme Military Council (Ghana) ⓘ
governmentType military government ⓘ
headOfGovernmentOf Ghana ⓘ
ideologyAssociatedWith military rule ⓘ
implementedPolicy Operation Feed Yourself ⓘ
Operation Keep Right ⓘ
Yen tua policy ⓘ
involvedIn Ghanaian politics ⓘ
languageOfCountry Akan ⓘ
English ⓘ
militaryBranch Ghana Army ⓘ
militaryRank general ⓘ
nationality Ghanaian ⓘ
notableEvent 1972 Ghanaian coup d'état ⓘ
notableFor chairing the National Redemption Council ⓘ
chairing the Supreme Military Council ⓘ
leading 1972 coup in Ghana ⓘ
occupation politician ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
overthrewGovernmentOf Kofi Abrefa Busia ⓘ
linked to: Kofi Busia
overthrewOffice Prime Minister of Ghana ⓘ
positionHeld Chairman of the National Redemption Council ⓘ
Chairman of the Supreme Military Council (Ghana) ⓘ
Head of State of Ghana ⓘ
regionGoverned West Africa ⓘ
removedFromPowerBy military coup ⓘ
replacedBy Fred Akuffo ⓘ
ruledInDecade 1970s ⓘ
sphereOfActivity government ⓘ
military ⓘ
titleDuringRule General ⓘ
Head of State ⓘ

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Kofi Abrefa Busia → overthrownBy → Ignatius Kutu Acheampong ⓘ
subject linked to: Kofi Busia
Ignatius Kutu Acheampong → fullName → Ignatius Kutu Acheampong ⓘ
Edward Akufo-Addo → succeededBy → Ignatius Kutu Acheampong ⓘ