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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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

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Kofi Busia overthrownBy Ignatius Kutu Acheampong
subject surface form: Kofi Abrefa Busia