Provisional National Defence Council
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The Provisional National Defence Council was a military-led government that ruled Ghana from 1981 to 1993 under Jerry John Rawlings, overseeing the country’s transition back to constitutional democracy.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
junta
ⓘ
military government ⓘ |
| cameToPowerBy | military coup d’état ⓘ |
| capitalAdministeredFrom | Accra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chairman | Jerry John Rawlings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
International Monetary Fund
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalInstrument | PNDC Law 42 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| countryGoverned | Republic of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedFollowing |
1992 Ghanaian constitutional referendum
ⓘ
1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election ⓘ 1992 Ghanaian presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1993 ⓘ |
| fullName | Provisional National Defence Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governanceStyle | authoritarian ⓘ |
| governingBodyOf | Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Jerry John Rawlings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfState | Jerry John Rawlings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introduced |
economic structural adjustment policies
ⓘ
local revolutionary committees ⓘ |
| languageOfGovernment | English ⓘ |
| leader | Jerry John Rawlings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalForm | provisional government ⓘ |
| mottoOrSlogan | probity and accountability ⓘ |
| natureOfRegime | one‑party dominant military regime ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Alhaji Mahama Iddrisu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Captain Kojo Tsikata NERFINISHED ⓘ Kojo Tsikata NERFINISHED ⓘ Kwamena Ahwoi NERFINISHED ⓘ P. V. Obeng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversaw | drafting of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana ⓘ |
| oversawTransitionTo | Fourth Republic of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology |
military rule
ⓘ
revolutionary populism ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
stabilization of Ghana’s economy
ⓘ
transition to constitutional democracy ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| replaced | Third Republic of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedGovernmentLedBy | Hilla Limann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restored | constitutional rule in Ghana ⓘ |
| shortName | PNDC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1981 ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Fourth Republic of Ghana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
constitutional civilian government ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| usedSecurityOrgans |
Committees for the Defence of the Revolution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
People’s and Workers’ Defence Committees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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