Akwasi Afrifa
| Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa | |
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Brigadier Akwasi Afrifa
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| 3rd Head of state of Ghana Military Head of state |
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In office 2 April 1969 – 7 August 1970 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph Arthur Ankrah |
| Succeeded by | Nii Amaa Ollennu |
| 1st Chairman of Presidential Commission Military Head of state |
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In office September 1969 – 7 August 1970 |
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| Prime Minister |
Kofi Abrefa Busia (1 October 1969 - 13 January 1972) |
| Preceded by | Presidential Commission created |
| Succeeded by | Nii Amaa Ollennu |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
24 April 1936 Mampong-Ashanti, Gold Coast
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| Died | 26 June 1979 (aged 43) Accra, Ghana
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| Spouse(s) | Mrs. Christine Afrifa |
| Profession | Soldier |
| Religion | Christian |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | Ghana Army |
| Years of service | 1957 - 1970 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
Brigadier Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa (24 April 1936 – 26 June 1979) was a Ghanaian soldier, farmer, a traditional ruler (king) and politician.
He was the head of state of Ghana and leader of the military government in 1969 and then Chairman of the Presidential Commission between 1969 and 1970. He continued as a farmer and political activist. He was elected Member of Parliament in 1979 but was executed before he could take his seat. He was executed together with two other former heads of state, General Kutu Acheampong and General Fred Akuffo, and five other Generals (Utuka, Felli, Boakye, Robert Kotei and Amedume), in June 1979. He was also popularly referred to by his title Okatakyie /ˈoʊkætætʃiː/ Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa and was in addition the Abakomahene of Krobo in the Asante-Mampong Traditional Area of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
Akwasi Afrifa was born at Mampong in the Sekyere West District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. His basic education was at the Presbyterian Boys Boarding School at Mampong. He then continued with his secondary education at Adisadel College at Cape Coast in the Central Region, where he was between 1952 and 1957, during which he was expelled. This thwarted his original ambition to be a lawyer. He joined the Ghana Army in 1957 and was sent to the Regular Officer's Special Training School. From there, he attended the Mons Officer Cadet School, Aldershot, England in 1958. He then completed officer training at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, England. In 1961, he was at the School of Infantry, Hythe, United Kingdom.
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