Tag: Nkrumah Overthrow

Ghana In Retrospect Part 13: Achievements of JJ Rawlings

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By: Anthony Obeng Afrane The PNDC decentralized political power and the decision-making process. The regime promulgated its Blue Book on...

Ghana In Retrospect Part 12: Ghana Under the Provisional National Defence Council -PNDC, 1981-1992

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At about 11:00am on the coup day the voice of Rawlings came on air calling for nothing less than...

Ghana In Retrospect Part 11: Ghana under Hilla Limann; September 24, 1979 – December 31, 1981

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By: Anthony Obeng Afrane As President, Dr. Limann stated that "agriculture will be our first priority now, and the foreseeable...

Ghana In Retrospect Part 10: The Armed Forces Revolutionary Council – AFRC June 4, 1979 – September 24, 1979

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By: Anthony Obeng Afrane The demise of SMC II saw a new military junta - The Armed Forces Revolutionary Council...

Ghana In Retrospect Part 9: General Akuffo and the SMC II; July 5, 1978-June 4, 1979

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By Anthony Obeng Afrane The exit of Acheampong led to the reconstitution of the Supreme Military Council with General Akuffo...

Ghana In Retrospect Part 8: THE FALL OF ACHEAMPONG

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By Anthony Obeng Afrane Notwithstanding the initial economic strides made by the NRC, it soon faced enormous problems which plunged...

Ghana In Retrospect Part 7: The National Redemption Council (NRC)

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by Anthony Obeng Afrane Ghana’s second attempt at democratic administration suffered a set-back when Colonel Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, then Commander...

Ghana in Retrospect Part 6: The Fall of Busia

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By: Anthony Obeng Afrane Despite the remarkable achievements of Busia in a period of twenty-six months, he was overthrown in...

Ghana in Retrospect Part 5: Ghana Under BUSIA, October 1969 – January 1972

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By: Anthony Obeng Afrane The Second Republic was inaugurated at the Independence Square on October 1, 1969 with Dr. K....

Ghana in Retrospect Part 4: The Alleged Role of The Danquah-Busia (UP) Tradition in Nkrumah’s Overthrow

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by Anthony Obeng Afrane Clement Sangaparee’s account: Ghanaians have always prided themselves as being a peace loving and cultured people to...

Ghana In Retrospect Part 3: The Rise and Perceived Shortcomings Nkrumah

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By Anthony Obeng Afrane Guyana under siege reports that the political wave that swept Kwame Nkrumah into office as Prime...

Ghana In Retrospect Part 2: U.S. ROLE IN NKRUMAH OVERTHROW CONT.

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By Anthony Obeng Afrane Confirmation and Revelation While the newly-released documents, written by a National Security Council staffer and unnamed...