Roger Joseph Felli
| Roger Joseph Felli | |
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| 18th Minister for Foreign Affairs (Ghana) | |
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In office 1975 – June 1979 |
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| President | Kutu Acheampong |
| Preceded by | Kwame Baah |
| Succeeded by | Gloria Amon Nikoi |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 2, 1941 Navrongo |
| Died | June 26, 1979 (aged 38) Accra |
| Resting place | Navrongo |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Profession | Soldier, Politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ghana |
| Service/branch | Ghana Army |
| Years of service | 1963 – 1979 |
| Rank | Colonel |
Colonel Roger Joseph Atogetipoli Felli (May 2, 1941 – June 26, 1979) was a soldier and politician who was once the foreign minister of Ghana.
Roger Felli was born at Navrongo, the capital of the Kassena-Nankana District in the Upper East Region of Ghana.
He was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Ghana army in 1963. He rose through the ranks after attending courses in Ghana and the United Kingdom.
After the overthrow of Dr. Kofi Abrefa Busia's Progress Party government on January 13, 1972, the then Major Felli became a member of the ruling National Redemption Council led by General (then Colonel) Ignatius Kutu Acheampong. He was appointed the Commissioner for the Works and Housing Ministry in the new government. He later also held the portfolios of the Trade and Industry Ministry and the Finance and Economic Planning Ministry respectively. Colonel (then Major) Roger Felli was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1975. He held this position till the coup d'état of June 4, 1979 which brought the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) led by Flt. Lt. Jerry Rawlings to power.
Colonel Roger Felli was one of six senior military officers who had previously served in government, executed by firing squad at the Teshie Military Range at Teshie, at the outskirts of Accra. The executions were ordered by the AFRC and carried out on June 26, 1979. The other officers executed with him were two former heads of state of Ghana, Gen Fred Akuffo and Lt Gen Akwasi Afrifa and three other military officers, namely Air Vice Marshal Boakye, Maj. Gen R.E.A. Kotei and Rear Admiral Joy Amedume. They were buried in unmarked graves at Adoagyiri near Nsawam in the Eastern Region of Ghana.
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