History of Ghana (1966–1979)
From 1966 to 1979, the nation of Ghana underwent a turbulent era as the Second Republic of Ghana. It began when the government of Kwame Nkrumah was overthrown on February 24, 1966 by a military coup (one which may have been foreseen by the US government).
Second Republic of Ghana Ghana | |||||||||
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| 1966–1979 | |||||||||
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| Capital | Accra | ||||||||
| Government | Parliamentary republic under a military dictatorship | ||||||||
| President | |||||||||
• 1966-1969 | Joseph Ankrah | ||||||||
• 1969-1970 | Akwasi Afrifa | ||||||||
• 1970 | Nii Amaa Ollennu | ||||||||
• 1970-1972 | Edward Akufo-Addo | ||||||||
• 1972-1978 | Ignatius Acheampong | ||||||||
• 1978-1979 | Fred Akuffo | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1969-1972 | Kofi Abrefa Busia | ||||||||
| Legislature | Parliament of Ghana | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 24 February 1966 | ||||||||
| 29 August 1969 | |||||||||
• National Redemption Council seizes power | 13 January 1972 | ||||||||
• Supreme Military Council seizes power | 9 October 1975 | ||||||||
| 4 June 1979 | |||||||||
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| Today part of | Ghana | ||||||||
After the coup, the National Liberation Council (NLC) took control of the country of Ghana, and Joseph Ankrah officially was the country's president. The council eventually assembled another government and held the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election. This led to the government of Kofi Busia, who led the Progress Party.
In January 1972, Ghana's government was overthrown again. This led to yet another government run by the National Redemption Council (NRC), which reorganized into the Supreme Military Council (SMC) in 1975.
In 1979, the SMC was overthrown yet again in the 1979 Ghanaian coup d'état, leading to the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council.