Fred Akuffo

Frederick William Kwasi Akuffo
Lt. Gen. Fred Akuffo
Chairman of the Supreme Military Council
In office
5 July 1978 – 4 June 1979
DeputyJoshua Hamidu
Preceded byIgnatius Kutu Acheampong
Succeeded byJerry Rawlings
Personal details
Born
Frederick William Kwasi Akuffo

21 March 1937
Akropong, Gold Coast
Died26 June 1979(1979-06-26) (aged 42)
Accra, Ghana
Cause of deathExecution by firing squad
SpouseMrs. Emily Akuffo
ProfessionSoldier
Military service
Branch/serviceGhana Army
Years of service1957 - 1979
RankLieutenant General
Commands
Battles/warsCongo Crisis
OtherOrganized Operation Keep Right when Ghana changed over to driving on the right in August 1974
Head of State of a military government

Lieutenant General Frederick William "Fred" Kwasi Akuffo (21 March 1937 – 26 June 1979) was a Ghanaian soldier and politician. He was Chief of the Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces from 1976 to 1978, and chairman of the ruling Supreme Military Council in Ghana from 1978 to 1979.[1] He became leader of the government in a palace coup against General Kutu Acheampong, and was overthrown and executed in another military coup less than a year later.[2]

  1. ^ "Brief Profile: Frederick William Kwasi Akuffo". Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Brief Profile: Frederick William Kwasi Akuffo". Justice Ghana. Retrieved 28 January 2014.