POLITICIAN
Akwasi Afrifa
1936 - 1979

Akwasi Afrifa
Lieutenant General Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa (24 April 1936 – 26 June 1979) was a Ghanaian soldier, farmer, traditional ruler 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 a member of Parliament in 1979, but he was executed before he could take his seat. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Akwasi Afrifa is the 16,919th most popular politician (down from 16,246th in 2019), the 38th most popular biography from Ghana (down from 31st in 2019) and the 15th most popular Ghanaian Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Akwasi Afrifa ranks 16,919 out of 19,576. Before him are Yury Borisov, Paulo d'Eça Leal, Aminata Touré, Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf, Maja Gojković, and Natalya Petrusyova. After him are Yaël Braun-Pivet, Martín Vázquez, Edward Brooke, Vangelis Meimarakis, Keen Johnson, and Nancy Faeser.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsYury Borisov
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 16,920
Paulo d'Eça Leal
1901 - 1977
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 16,921
Aminata Touré
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 16,922
Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 16,923
Maja Gojković
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 16,924
Natalya Petrusyova
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 16,925
Akwasi Afrifa
1936 - 1979
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 16,926
Yaël Braun-Pivet
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 16,927
Martín Vázquez
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 16,928
Edward Brooke
1919 - 2015
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 16,929
Vangelis Meimarakis
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 16,930
Keen Johnson
1896 - 1970
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 16,931
Nancy Faeser
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 16,932
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1936, Akwasi Afrifa ranks 526. Before him are Charles Dierkop, M. Scott Peck, James Stacy, Elizabeth Dole, Gary Hart, and Dick Cavett. After him are Dick Richards, Barbara Sobotta, Roger Staub, Salvador Reyes Monteón, Adán Godoy, and Peter Hill-Wood. Among people deceased in 1979, Akwasi Afrifa ranks 269. Before him are Erich Schmitt, Rolf Holmberg, Edward Akufo-Addo, Charles Coughlin, Ann Dvorak, and Mikhail Ogonkov. After him are Jocelyne LaGarde, Yvonne Mitchell, Dick Esser, Edgar Buchanan, John F. Seitz, and George Brent.
Others Born in 1936
Go to all RankingsCharles Dierkop
ACTOR
1936 - 2024
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 520
M. Scott Peck
WRITER
1936 - 2005
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 521
James Stacy
ACTOR
1936 - 2016
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 522
Elizabeth Dole
POLITICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 523
Gary Hart
POLITICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 524
Dick Cavett
WRITER
1936 - Present
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 525
Akwasi Afrifa
POLITICIAN
1936 - 1979
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 526
Dick Richards
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 527
Barbara Sobotta
ATHLETE
1936 - 2000
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 528
Roger Staub
SKIER
1936 - 1974
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 529
Salvador Reyes Monteón
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2012
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 530
Adán Godoy
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - Present
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 531
Peter Hill-Wood
BUSINESSPERSON
1936 - 2018
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 532
Others Deceased in 1979
Go to all RankingsErich Schmitt
HANDBALL PLAYER
1912 - 1979
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 263
Rolf Holmberg
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1979
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 264
Edward Akufo-Addo
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1979
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 265
Charles Coughlin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1891 - 1979
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 266
Ann Dvorak
ACTOR
1911 - 1979
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 267
Mikhail Ogonkov
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 1979
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 268
Akwasi Afrifa
POLITICIAN
1936 - 1979
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 269
Jocelyne LaGarde
ACTOR
1924 - 1979
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 270
Yvonne Mitchell
ACTOR
1915 - 1979
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 271
Dick Esser
HOCKEY PLAYER
1918 - 1979
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 272
Edgar Buchanan
ACTOR
1903 - 1979
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 273
John F. Seitz
INVENTOR
1892 - 1979
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 274
George Brent
ACTOR
1904 - 1979
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 275
In Ghana
Among people born in Ghana, Akwasi Afrifa ranks 38 out of 162. Before him are Ibrahim Sunday (1944), Gerald Asamoah (1978), Richard Baawobr (1959), Felix Nartey (null), Kofi Abrefa Busia (1913), and Edward Akufo-Addo (1906). After him are Baba Rahman (1994), Nii Amaa Ollennu (1906), Kwadwo Asamoah (1988), Hugh Quarshie (1954), Owusu Benson (1977), and James Kwesi Appiah (1960).
Others born in Ghana
Go to all RankingsIbrahim Sunday
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 32
Gerald Asamoah
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 33
Richard Baawobr
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1959 - 2022
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 34
Felix Nartey
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 35
Kofi Abrefa Busia
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1978
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 36
Edward Akufo-Addo
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1979
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 37
Akwasi Afrifa
POLITICIAN
1936 - 1979
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 38
Baba Rahman
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 39
Nii Amaa Ollennu
JUDGE
1906 - 1986
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 40
Kwadwo Asamoah
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 41
Hugh Quarshie
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 42
Owusu Benson
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 43
James Kwesi Appiah
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 44
Among POLITICIANS In Ghana
Among politicians born in Ghana, Akwasi Afrifa ranks 15. Before him are Joseph Arthur Ankrah (1915), Hilla Limann (1934), Ignatius Kutu Acheampong (1931), Fred Akuffo (1937), Kofi Abrefa Busia (1913), and Edward Akufo-Addo (1906).
Joseph Arthur Ankrah
1915 - 1992
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 9
Hilla Limann
1934 - 1998
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 10
Ignatius Kutu Acheampong
1931 - 1979
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 11
Fred Akuffo
1937 - 1979
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 12
Kofi Abrefa Busia
1913 - 1978
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 13
Edward Akufo-Addo
1906 - 1979
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 14
Akwasi Afrifa
1936 - 1979
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 15