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Gen. Frederick William Kwasi Akuffo

Head of State

Tenure
5 July 1978 – 4 June 1979
Born
21 March 1937, Akropong
Died
26 June 1979 (executed)
// Achievements

What they delivered for Ghana

  • Lifted the ban on political parties and set the date for 1979 elections
  • Attempted economic restructuring and anti-corruption measures
// Controversies & scandals

Public-record allegations

Summaries of widely reported matters · not verdicts

  • Tried and executed by firing squad in June 1979 alongside other former heads of state under the AFRC
// End of tenure

Executed on 26 June 1979 during the AFRC 'House-Cleaning'.

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