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Ignatius Kutu Acheampong

1931 - 1979

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Ignatius Kutu Acheampong ( ə-CHAM-PONG; 23 September 1931 – 16 June 1979) was a Ghanaian military officer and politician who was the military head of state of Ghana from 13 January 1972 to 5 July 1978, when he was deposed in a palace coup. He was executed by firing squad on 16 June 1979. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ignatius Kutu Acheampong is the 15,344th most popular politician (down from 14,880th in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Ghana (down from 18th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Ghanaian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ignatius Kutu Acheampong ranks 15,344 out of 19,576. Before him are Dimitrios Maximos, Lol Mahamat Choua, He Guoqiang, Matija Ljubek, Abdul Qadir al-Badri, and Erhard Keller. After him are Stefanos Stefanopoulos, Letizia Moratti, Pandurang Vaman Kane, Liese Prokop, Juan Rafael Mora Porras, and Boris Kurakin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Ignatius Kutu Acheampong ranks 442. Before him are D. J. Fontana, Michael Fisher, Pál Várhidi, Charlie Logg, Suchitra Sen, and Chuck Feeney. After him are Ursula Donath, Hal Connolly, Leyla Erbil, Gavin MacLeod, Yevdokiya Mekshilo, and Paolo Portoghesi. Among people deceased in 1979, Ignatius Kutu Acheampong ranks 216. Before him are Jacob L. Devers, Ľudmila Pajdušáková, Albert Préjean, Bernt Evensen, Ethel Lackie, and Eduardo Astengo. After him are Paolo Barison, Joseph Alcazar, Alessandro Frigerio, Yang Zhongjian, Theodora Kroeber, and Sven Utterström.

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In Ghana

Among people born in Ghana, Ignatius Kutu Acheampong ranks 28 out of 162. Before him are Asamoah Gyan (1985), Samuel Kuffour (1976), Tony Yeboah (1966), El Anatsui (1944), Hilla Limann (1934), and Sulley Muntari (1984). After him are Stephen Appiah (1980), Fred Akuffo (1937), William Boyd (1952), Ibrahim Sunday (1944), Gerald Asamoah (1978), and Richard Baawobr (1959).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ghana

Among politicians born in Ghana, Ignatius Kutu Acheampong ranks 11. Before him are Sylvanus Olympio (1902), John Kufuor (1938), Jerry Rawlings (1947), Clement Quartey (1938), Joseph Arthur Ankrah (1915), and Hilla Limann (1934). After him are Fred Akuffo (1937), Kofi Abrefa Busia (1913), Edward Akufo-Addo (1906), and Akwasi Afrifa (1936).

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