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Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings takes power in Ghana after a military coup in which General Fred Akuffo is overthrown.
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Flight lieutenant
Junior commissioned rank
Flight lieutenant is a junior officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force. The rank originated in the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) in 1914. It fell into abeyance when the RNAS merged with the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War but was…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Jerry Rawlings
Leader of Ghana in 1979 and 1981–2001
Jerry John Rawlings was a Ghanaian military officer, aviator, and politician who led the country briefly in 1979 and then from 1981 to 2001. He led a repressive military junta until 1993 and then served two terms as the democratically elected president of Ghana. He was the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ghana
Country in West Africa
Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated with the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to the east. Ghana covers an area of 239,567…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
June 4th revolution in Ghana
1979 uprising in Ghana
The June 4th Revolution or June 4th Uprising was an uprising in Ghana in 1979 that arose due to a conflict between the lower ranks and officers in the Ghana armed forces. This led to frustration among the general public and misunderstandings within the Ghanaian army.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Fred Akuffo
Head of State of Ghana from 1978 to 1979
Lieutenant General Frederick William "Fred" Kwasi Akuffo was a Ghanaian soldier and politician who was the Chief of the Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces from 1976 to 1978, and chairman of the ruling Supreme Military Council and the sixth military head of state from 1978…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)