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.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of state
ⓘ
human ⓘ military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| allegiance | Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameToPowerBy | military coup ⓘ |
| continentOfCitizenship | Africa ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coupDate | 1972 ⓘ |
| era | post-colonial Africa ⓘ |
| familyName | Acheampong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Ignatius Kutu Acheampong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Ignatius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedSystem |
National Redemption Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Supreme Military Council (Ghana) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | military government ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentOf | Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideologyAssociatedWith | military rule ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy |
Operation Feed Yourself
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Operation Keep Right NERFINISHED ⓘ Yen tua policy ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Ghanaian politics ⓘ |
| languageOfCountry |
Akan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Ghana Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overthrewOffice | Prime Minister of Ghana ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chairman of the National Redemption Council
ⓘ
Chairman of the Supreme Military Council (Ghana) NERFINISHED ⓘ Head of State of Ghana ⓘ |
| regionGoverned | West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| removedFromPowerBy | military coup ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Fred Akuffo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledInDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| sphereOfActivity |
government
ⓘ
military ⓘ |
| titleDuringRule |
General
ⓘ
Head of State ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kofi Abrefa Busia