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Fred Akuffo

1937 - 1979

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Lieutenant General Frederick William "Fred" Kwasi Akuffo (21 March 1937 – 26 June 1979) 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 to 1979. He became leader of the government in a palace coup against General Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, and was overthrown and executed in another military coup less than a year later. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fred Akuffo is the 16,068th most popular politician (down from 15,654th in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Ghana (down from 25th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Ghanaian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Fred Akuffo ranks 16,068 out of 19,576. Before him are Roger Kolo, Gouverneur Morris, George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland, Eduardo Santos, Jean Lassalle, and Lothar Späth. After him are Bernd Mayländer, Jacques-Édouard Alexis, Mariano Baptista, Louisa Hanoune, Frank Murkowski, and Charles Rosher.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Fred Akuffo ranks 455. Before him are Arturo Chaires, Nancy Wilson, Martin Litchfield West, Vilmos Varjú, Joseph P. Allen, and Lothar Späth. After him are Jay Silvester, Josef Stiegler, Christian de Chalonge, Irina Kirichenko, Conny Vandenbos, and Garrett Morris. Among people deceased in 1979, Fred Akuffo ranks 234. Before him are Loren Murchison, Vasco Bergamaschi, Lajos Maszlay, Klaus Egge, Blas de Otero, and Van McCoy. After him are Hans Liesche, Heinz Pollay, Beatrice Hicks, John Norton, Jan Pijnenburg, and Hans Scherfig.

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In Ghana

Among people born in Ghana, Fred Akuffo ranks 30 out of 162. Before him are Tony Yeboah (1966), El Anatsui (1944), Hilla Limann (1934), Sulley Muntari (1984), Ignatius Kutu Acheampong (1931), and Stephen Appiah (1980). After him are William Boyd (1952), Ibrahim Sunday (1944), Gerald Asamoah (1978), Richard Baawobr (1959), Felix Nartey (null), and Kofi Abrefa Busia (1913).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ghana

Among politicians born in Ghana, Fred Akuffo ranks 12. Before him are John Kufuor (1938), Jerry Rawlings (1947), Clement Quartey (1938), Joseph Arthur Ankrah (1915), Hilla Limann (1934), and Ignatius Kutu Acheampong (1931). After him are Kofi Abrefa Busia (1913), Edward Akufo-Addo (1906), and Akwasi Afrifa (1936).

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