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Head of State of Ghana from to

General Ignatius Kutu Acheampong
Official portrait,
In office 13 January &#;– 5 July
Deputy	None (–) Fred Akuffo (–)
Preceded by	Edward Akufo-Addo (as President)
Succeeded by	Fred Akuffo
In office 9 October &#;– 5 July
Deputy	Fred Akuffo
Preceded by	Position established; Himself (as Chairman of the National Redemption Council)
Succeeded by	Fred Akuffo
In office 13 January &#;– 9 October
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished; Himself (as Chairman of the Supreme Military Council)
Born	()23 September Gold Coast
Died	16 June () (aged&#;48) Accra, Ghana
Cause&#;of&#;death	Execution by firing squad
Political party	(none) military
Spouse	Faustina Acheampong
Profession	Soldier
Allegiance	&#;Ghana
Branch/service	&#;Ghana Army
Years&#;of service	–
Rank	General
Unit	Royal West African Frontier Force
Battles/wars	Congo Crisis

Ignatius Kutu Acheampong (ə-CHAM-PONG; 23 September – 16 June ) was a Ghanaian military officer and politician who was the military head of state of Ghana from 13 January to 5 July , when he was deposed in a palace coup.

He was executed by firing squad on 16 June ^[1]

Early life and education

Acheampong was born to Catholic parents of Ashanti origin. His parents were James Kwadwo Kutu Acheampong, a Catholic Catechist, and Madam Akua Manu.^[2] He attended the Roman Catholic schools at Trabuom and the St Peter's school (also Catholic) at Kumasi, both in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

He attended the then Central College of Commerce at Agona Swedru in the Central Region of Ghana.^[3]

Acheampong worked as a stenographer/secretary at Timber Sawmill in Kumasi and later taught at Kumasi Commercial College, where he became Vice Principal at Agona-Swedru College of Commerce.^[2]

Acheampong trained at Aldershot, England, as a cadet officer.^[4] He was commissioned in the Ghana Army in , and served as a member of the UN peacekeepers during the Congo Crisis.^[5]

Politics

Then commander of Ghana's First Infantry Brigade,^[4] Acheampong led a bloodless coup d'état to overthrow the democratically elected government of the Progress Party and its leader Dr Kofi Busia on 13 January ^[6]

He became head of state and chairman of the National Redemption Council (NRC), which was later transformed into the Supreme Military Council on 9 October , with Colonel Acheampong (promoted to General) as its chairman.^[7][1]

A few months after Acheampong came to power, on 27 April , former president Kwame Nkrumah died in exile.

Power in Ghana had changed hands several times since Nkrumah was overthrown, and Acheampong allowed Nkrumah's body to be returned and buried on 9 July at the village of his birth, Nkroful, Ghana. Notable historical changes and events introduced or implemented in Ghana during the period under Acheampong include: the change from the imperial to the metric system of measurement, change from driving on the left to right-hand traffic in "Operation Keep Right", Operation Feed Yourself (a programme aimed at developing self-reliance in agriculture), "National Reconstruction" (aimed at promoting employment and skill for workers), face-lift projects in cities, and the reconstruction/upgrading of stadia to meet international standards.^{[citation needed]}

There were, however, widespread accusations of both the encouragement and endorsement of corruption in the country under his rule.^[8] Also, Ghana began experiencing the troubles it had suffered under previous administrations, with increasing food prices and soaring inflation.

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Under intense political pressure, Acheampong began in late to flirt with the idea of a government in which the military could still play a role^[4] and proposed a 'Union Government' with power sharing between civilians and the armed forces. This led to student demonstrations and the closure of universities. Violent clashes between pro and anti-UNIGOV factions led to the death of at least four people in Kumasi.^[5]

Execution

Following the 4 June military uprising that brought Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings and the young officers of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) to power,^[9] Acheampong was court martialed and executed along with General Edward Kwaku Utuka by firing squad on 16 June.

Ten days later, two other former heads of state, Akwasi Afrifa and Fred Akuffo, and senior military officers Joy Amedume, George Boakye, Roger Joseph Felli and Robert Kotei, were executed. The AFRC returned Ghana to civilian rule three months after the uprising.^[1]

Personal life

Acheampong was married to Faustina Acheampong.

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One grandson is the American football player Charlie Peprah. His other grandson is 6'9" Fulham F.C. striker Yakini Acheampong.^[10]

Whilst he was brought up a Catholic, during his rule he addressed both a gathering of 'Spiritual Churches' in July and a pagan ceremony, the 'cow slaughtering ceremony' at Shana for the Pra River god on 1 December At both events, his comments expressed belief in the religions.^[11]

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